# Accident 19790707042849A: Lkheed B34AIRTDCORP, Aruba, NA, July 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1979, 21:00 local time
- Place: Aruba, NA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N721N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N721N-2013-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed PV-1 (registry code 5260104, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-pv-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series (registry code 52026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED B34AIRTDCORP
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,623 total, 23 in this make and model, 204 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790707042849A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT CLAIMS LOSS OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON A FLIGHT FROM ATLANTA, GA TO LAKELAND FL. AIRCRAFT LOST AT SEA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA79DA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DA114), Jul 7, 1979: Lockheed PV-1 (N721N), Aruba (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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