# NTSB Accident IAD97FA065
> **Lockheed PV2** · 1997-04-20 · BLANDBURG, PA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD97FA065
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07724
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-04-20
- **Location:** BLANDBURG, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.660762, -78.449943
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Lockheed
- **Model:** PV2
- **Registration:** N6856C
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Pilot in command misjudged his maneuvering altitude.  Factors to this accident were the mountainous terrain, windy conditions, turbulence in the area, and smoke.

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