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Models · Lockheed · Piston twins · data as of October 30, 2026

Lockheed PV-2

14 on the U.S. register. Built from 1940 to 1964; half of them date from 1945 or earlier. Arizona has the most (4). 50% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.

Lockheed PV-2: United States historic place
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon No. 37396 on Wikipedia

About the PV-2 from the FAA's model table

Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston twins
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 2 engines
Common engines
P & W R-2800 Series (13), P & W R-2800-31 (1)
Seats
10
Cruise speed
about 129 mph
Built of
aluminium
Maker on the register
Lockheed
Registered
earliest certificate May 5, 2004; newest July 16, 2026

Who owns them registrant type

By owner type, as a table
aircraftshare
Individual750%
Corporation429%
LLC321%

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
PV-2141940 to 1964100.0%

When they were built by decade · 4 with no year on file

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19408
19501
19601

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
20101
20121
20132
20161
20191
20201
20221
20251
20262

Registration status

By status, as a table
aircraftshare
Valid14100%

Airworthiness certificate class

By airworthiness certificate, as a table
aircraftshare
Restricted1071%
Limited321%
Special flight permit17%

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Largest fleets, as a table
aircraft
Southwest Aircraft LLC1
Palm Springs Air Museum1
P-38 LLC1
Military Aviation Museum1
Historic Aircraft Preservation Group1
Free Flite LLC1
Cavanaugh Flight Museum1

Fleet pages: Southwest Aircraft LLC · Palm Springs Air Museum · Military Aviation Museum · Cavanaugh Flight Museum

Accident history NTSB records · 4 cases since 1982, 1 fatal

1994-09-30FTW94LA319 · PV-2 N6857C · accident near Lafayette, LA · no injuries
1990-09-29LAX90FA336 · PV-2 N7250C · accident near Lakeport, CA · 8 killed
1990-09-16FTW90DRA10 · PV-2 N7428C · accident near Conroe, TX · no injuries
1985-05-01LAX85LA235 · PV-2 N7415C · accident near Mesa, AZ · no injuries

The 4 most recent of 4 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Lockheed PV-2 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

14 as of October 30, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Lockheed PV-2s?

Arizona, with 4.

Who owns the Lockheed PV-2?

50% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.

When were the Lockheed PV-2s on the register built?

Between 1940 and 1964; half of them in 1945 or earlier.

How many Lockheed PV-2 accidents has the NTSB recorded?

4 accidents and incidents since 1982, 1 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.

What is the Lockheed PV-2 made of?

The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.

Connections how the PV-2 links to the rest of the register

Design
Engines
Where they are
Biggest operators
Record

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/lockheed/pv-2.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 14

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N7080C Lockheed
PV-2
Free Flite LLC
Tupelo, Mississippi
Restricted 2026-07-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7265C Lockheed
PV-2
Military Aviation Museum
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Limited 2026-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6657D Lockheed
PV-2
Individual owner
Florida
Limited 2025-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N83L Lockheed
PV-2
P-38 LLC
Beaverton, Oregon
Limited 2022-07-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2PV Lockheed
PV-2
Southwest Aircraft LLC
Fairacres, New Mexico
Special flight permit 2020-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N86492 Lockheed
PV-2
Individual owner
Arizona
Restricted 2019-03-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7268C Lockheed
PV-2
Individual owner
Arizona
Restricted 2016-05-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7261C Lockheed
PV-2
Individual owner
California
Restricted 2013-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6855C Lockheed
PV-2
Historic Aircraft Preservation Group
Orange, California
Restricted 2013-01-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7257C Lockheed
PV-2
Individual owner
Arizona
Restricted 2012-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7273C Lockheed
PV-2
Palm Springs Air Museum
Palm Springs, California
Restricted 2010-04-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7454C Lockheed
PV-2
Individual owner
Arizona
Restricted 2009-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N86493 Lockheed
PV-2
Cavanaugh Flight Museum
Addison, Texas
Restricted 2009-02-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7483C Lockheed
PV-2
Individual owner
Florida
Restricted 2004-05-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes