# NTSB NYC75AN083: Lockheed PV-1, N234YU, Egg Harbor, NJ, February 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 1, 1975
- Place: Egg Harbor, NJ · EGG HARBOR, NJ
- Location: 39.3787° N, 74.6102° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Township of Egg Harbor, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3787&lon=-74.6102&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132376
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75AN083
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN083

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0370   75/2/1    EGG HARBOR,NJ       LOCKHEED PV-1       CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1032                    N234YU              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 44, 2543 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            965 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDDLETOWN,PA               POMONA,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       31
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           10                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CRASHED IN STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE DURING 350 DEG HDG CHANGE TO INTERCEPT LOCALIZER.ICGIC IN AREA
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N234YU](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234YU-1975-05-07), registration cancelled 1975-05-07, S/N 5283 (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

## 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 19750201007599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750201007599A), Feb 1, 1975: Lkheed P2V5FUSDA, Egg Harbor, NJ, Destroyed. Crashed in steep nose down attitude during 350 deg hdg change to intercept localizer. Icgic in area

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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