CHI69A0076

NTSB accident investigation · Lockheed PV-1 · Gaylord, MI · March 2, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 2, 1969
Place
Gaylord, MI · GAYLORD, MI
Injuries
7 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N3403Lockheed PV-1
Status
Completed · report April 1, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191316

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0040   69/3/2    GAYLORD,MICH        LOCKHEED PV-1       CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1707                    N3403               PX-  0  0  5  CORP/EXEC                 46, 10000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            4000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OTSEGO COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- FIVE FOOT SNOW BANK ON SIDE OF RNWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N3403
Reported as
Lockheed PV-1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Otsego County

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.