# NTSB MIA79DA079: Lockheed PV-1, N544B, Guamtanamo (Atlantic Ocean), April 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1979
- Place: Guamtanamo (Atlantic Ocean) · GUAMTANAMO,CUBA, AO
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135573
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DA079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DA079

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3139  79/4/27  NR.GUAMTANAMO,CUBA    LOCKHEED PV-1       CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 2720
        TIME - 0116                    N544B               PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FT LAUDERDALE,FL           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PLT RPTD NAV INSTRUMENTS OUT.DITCHED IN INTL WATERS 20NM S OF CUBA.DEBRIS RCVRD.INJ INDEX PRESUMED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N544B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N544B-2013-04-09), registration cancelled 2013-04-09, S/N 5267, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED PV-1
- Registry model: [Lockheed PV-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-pv-1) (registry code 5260104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19790427037589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790427037589A), Apr 27, 1979: Lkheed PV1AIRTDCORP, Guantanamo Bay, CU, Destroyed. Over water at night. One engine feathered. Ran out of fuel. Ditched at sea. Aircraft broke up and sank.

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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