# Accident 19780304012389A: Beech 65, Norfolk, VA, March 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1978
- Place: Norfolk, VA
- Airport: Norfolk International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 36.8956° N, 76.1989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORFOLK INTL (ORF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8956&lon=-76.1989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N342N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N342N-2017-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65 (registry code 1152802, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series (registry code 41529, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,441 total, 15 in this make and model, 158 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780304012389A

## Narrative

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

RT ENG STARTER RELAY CONTACT POINTS FUSED TOGETHER.

## 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 IAD78FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA047), Mar 4, 1978: Beech B65 (N342N), Norfolk, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N342N (2)

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

- [Incident 20030520009249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030520009249I), May 20, 2003: Beech 65 (N342N), Apple Valley, CA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot was on a ferry flight from lakeport California to deland Florida to deliver the aircraft. Apply valley was a planned stop to inspect the…
- [Incident 19801116079859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801116079859I), Nov 16, 1980: Beech 65 (N342N), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Zw gear not locked down, pilot completed emergency extension procedures. Gear collapsed on touchdown.

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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