# Accident 19900929043259A: Lkheed PV2AIRTDCORP, Lakeport, CA, September 29, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1990, 12:29 local time
- Place: Lakeport, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0404° N, 122.9303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0404&lon=-122.9303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7250C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7250C-2012-10-16) (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: 8
- Fatal injuries: 8
- Pilot flight hours: 811 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90FA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA336) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900929043259A

## Narrative

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

PULLED UP FROM LOW PASS OVER LAKE,PERFORMED WINGOVER,STALLED AND IMPACTED NEAR VERTICAL INTO LAKE. ALCOHOL IN BLOOD

## 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 LAX90FA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA336), Sep 29, 1990: Lockheed PV-2 (N7250C), Lakeport, CA, destroyed, 8 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING A PULL-UP FROM A LOW PASS. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT IN BUZZING THE SEAPLANES WHICH…

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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