# NTSB NYC80FGT11: Lockheed PV-2, N7086C, Philipsburg, PA, May 2, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1980
- Place: Philipsburg, PA · PHILIPSBURG, PA
- Location: 40.8922° N, 78.2098° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philipsburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8922&lon=-78.2098&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130730
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FGT11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGT11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0884   80/5/2    PHILIPSBURG,PA      LOCKHEED PV-2       CR-  0  0  3  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1232                    N7086C              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     AGE 45, 4805 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            340 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MID-STATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHILIPSBURG,PA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- COPILOT IN L SEAT INTENDED TO RAISE FLAPS.FLAP & GEAR HANDLES HAD ROUND OBLONG KNOBS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7086C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7086C-2013-08-20), registration cancelled 2013-08-20, S/N 151410, built 1945 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED PV-2
- Registry model: [Lockheed PV-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-pv-2) (registry code 5260106) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mid-State

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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