# NTSB MIA79FA089: Lockheed PV-1, N1514S, Dania, FL, May 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1979
- Place: Dania, FL · DANIA, FL
- Location: 26.0543° N, 80.1647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dania Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0543&lon=-80.1647&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135446
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FA089
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA089

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1514S-2012-08-06), registration cancelled 2012-08-06, S/N 5891, built 1953 (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
- Airport: Ft.Lauderdale

## 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 19790526036129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790526036129A), May 26, 1979: Lkheed PV1AIRTDCORP, Dania, FL, Destroyed. Aircraft failed to climb. Black smoke from exhaust. Hit trees off end of runway. Found defective carburetor.

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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