- Date
- May 26, 1979
- Place
- Dania, FL · DANIA, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1514SLockheed PV-1
- Status
- Completed · report September 18, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790526036129A
- Case key
- 135446
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2574 79/5/26 DANIA,FL LOCKHEED PV-1 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 53, 3344 TIME - 1445 N1514S PX- 1 0 0 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FT.LAUDERDALE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DANIA,FL BIMINI,BAHAMAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- SWAMP.PIC HAD 15 HOURS DUAL.HOLE IN DIAPHRAM,ADI FLUID FOUND IN CARB
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1514S
- Reported as
- Lockheed PV-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ft.Lauderdale
N1514SRegistration cancelled Aug 6, 2012 · Lockheed PV-1Airframe modelLockheed PV-1Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-2800 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.