36.8468° N, 76.2852° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Norfolk, VA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 11, 1978 · 17:40 local
Place
Norfolk, VA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6181X
Reported as
Rkwell 520
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total18 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot started right engine with throttle open. Aircraft turned and struck parked aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STARTED RIGHT ENGINE WITH THROTTLE OPEN. AIRCRAFT TURNED AND STRUCK PARKED AIRCRAFT.