# Accident 19850501015179A: Lkheed PV2AIRTDCORP, Mesa, AZ, May 1, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1985, 15:57 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3793° N, 111.8709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3793&lon=-111.8709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7415C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7415C-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed PV-2 (registry code 5260106, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-pv-2) (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 PV2AIRTDCORP
- Reported engine: PWA R280031
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,750 total, 220 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850501015179A

## Narrative

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

ENGINES BEGAN TO BACKFIRE AND LOST POWER AFTER LIFTOFF. GEAR UP LANDING IN DESERT. SUPERCHARGERS IN HIGH POSITION.

## 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 LAX85LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA235), May 1, 1985: Lockheed PV-2 (N7415C), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage

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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