# Accident 19940930032369A: Lkheed PV2AIRTDCORP, Lafayette, LA, September 30, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1994, 10:10 local time
- Place: Lafayette, LA
- Airport: Lafayette Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1597° N, 92.0299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1597&lon=-92.0299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6857C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6857C-2013-08-20) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA319) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940930032369A

## Narrative

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

DUAL FOR A TYPE RATING. PILOT RIGHT SEAT INADVERTENTLY RAISED GEAR INSTEAD OF FLAPS. HANDLES SAME SHAPE AND COLOR.

## 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 FTW94LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA319), Sep 30, 1994: Lockheed PV-2 (N6857C), Lafayette, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT GEAR RETRACTION.

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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