# Incident 19780125004929I: Beech TC45J, Norfolk, VA, January 25, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1978, 12:13 local time
- Place: Norfolk, VA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 36.8468° N, 76.2852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norfolk, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8468&lon=-76.2852&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231LJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231LJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech TC-45J (registry code 1151022, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-tc-45j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH TC45J
- Reported engine: PWA PT6*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78IA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78IA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780125004929I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WHILE ON CIRCLING APPROACH STRUCK FLOCK OF BIRDS. POWER LOST, ENGINE SHUTDOWN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB IAD78IA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78IA036), Jan 25, 1978: Beech TC45J (N231LJ), Norfolk, VA, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N231LJ (6)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19940613015299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940613015299A), Jun 13, 1994: Beech TC45J (N231LJ), Detroit, MI, Substantial damage. Left engine fuel pressure lost. Restored by aux fuel pump compressor stall landing and fire. Crimped fuelline broke
- [Incident 19880216009099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880216009099I), Feb 16, 1988: Beech STCC45 (N231LJ), Buffalo, NY. Right engine shutdown at level flight. Landed safely. Found faulty gear box.
- [Incident 19861118070429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861118070429I), Nov 18, 1986: Beech TC45J (N231LJ), Richmond, OH. Aircraft electrical system failed in flight. Pilot elected to land on a road. Exact cause is undetermined.
- [Incident 19851031064989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851031064989I), Oct 31, 1985: Beech TC45J (N231LJ), Erlanger, KY, Minor damage. Tail lifted after use of brakes and aircraft nosed over. Damage to radome, propellers, and engine.
- [Incident 19800719061679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800719061679I), Jul 19, 1980: Beech TC45J (N231LJ), Buffalo, NY. Shut down engine due to loss of oil pressure. Found loose oil line.
- [Incident 19790829033669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790829033669I), Aug 29, 1979: Beech TC45J (N231LJ), Ypsilanti, MI, Minor damage. Gear retracted on takeoff. No malfunction found.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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