- Date
- March 26, 1968
- Place
- Macon, GA · MACON, GA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N7414CLockhead PV-2
- Status
- Completed · report June 19, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110717
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1082 68/3/26 MACON,GA LOCKHEAD PV-2 CR- 0 0 3 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1130 N7414C PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 40, 1917 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 477 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LEWIS B.WILSON TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: RELAYS AND WIRING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ARCING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION SPECIAL DATA KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT REMARKS- RT WING CAUGHT FIRE.CHAFED WIRES IGNITED FUEL IN AREA OF LIQUIDOMETER.SPRAYING FIRE ANTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7414C
- Reported as
- Lockhead PV-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lewis B.Wilson
N7414CRegistration cancelled Oct 31, 2013 · Lockheed PV-2Airframe modelLockheed PV-2Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-2800 series
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.