# Accident 19970420006259A: Lkheed PV2AIRTDCORP, Pittsburg, PA, April 20, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1997
- Place: Pittsburg, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 40.6608° N, 78.4499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6608&lon=-78.4499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6856C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6856C-1998-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed PV-2 (registry code 5260106, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-pv-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED PV2AIRTDCORP
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97FA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970420006259A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED IN REMOTE AREA WHILE WORKING FOREST FIRE.

## 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 IAD97FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97FA065), Apr 20, 1997: Lockheed PV2 (N6856C), Blandburg, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Pilot in command misjudged his maneuvering altitude. Factors to this accident were the mountainous terrain, windy conditions, turbulence in the area, and smoke.

## Other reports on N6856C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780429014879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780429014879I), Apr 29, 1978: Lkheed PV2AIRTDCORP (N6856C), Phillipsburg, PA, Minor damage. After go around, pilot did not lower gear for landing. Another go around and uneventful landing made.

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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