# NTSB MIA73FKJ53: Lockheed PV-1, N45CK, Union Springs, AL, May 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1973
- Place: Union Springs, AL · UNION SPRINGS, AL
- Location: 32.1395° N, 85.7146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Union Springs, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1395&lon=-85.7146&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190712
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73FKJ53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKJ53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1061   73/5/4    UNION SPRINGS,ALA   LOCKHEED PV-1       CR-  2  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 5100
        TIME - 0800                    N45CK               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRANKLIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTGOMERY,ALA              MONTGOMERY,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING FORESTS
          KIND OF CROP - FOREST-TREES                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT                      ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1000
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND                          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- DRG DECCA CAL PRIOR FIRST SWATH RUN ACFT DSCNDD  AND HIT GND IN NEAR LVL FLT ATTITUDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45CK](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45CK-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 5333, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED PV-1
- Registry model: [Lockheed PV-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-pv-1) (registry code 5260104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Franklin

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730504011649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730504011649A), May 4, 1973: Lkheed P2V5FUSDA, Union Springs, AL, Destroyed. Drg decca cal prior first swath run acft dscndd and hit gnd in near lvl flt attitude.

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.

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