# NTSB MIA79DA114: Lockheed PV-1, N721N, Aruba (Atlantic Ocean), July 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1979
- Place: Aruba (Atlantic Ocean) · ARUBA,ANTILLES, AO
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134311
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DA114
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DA114

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3137   79/7/7  NR.ARUBA,ANTILLES     LOCKHEED PV-1       CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 2623
        TIME - 2100                    N721N               PX-  0  0  1  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  FT LAUDERDALE,FL
        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
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD ELECT FAILURE.CRASHED IN INTL WATERS 1215NM SSE OF DEST.ACFT NOT RECOVERED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N721N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N721N-2013-05-06), registration cancelled 2013-05-06, S/N 5272, built 1944 (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 19790707042849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790707042849A), Jul 7, 1979: Lkheed B34AIRTDCORP, Aruba, NA, Destroyed. Pilot claims loss of electrical system on a flight from atlanta, ga to lakeland FL. Aircraft lost at sea.

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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