# Accident 19781105033419A: Beech D45, Norfolk, VA, November 5, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1978
- Place: Norfolk, VA
- Airport: Norfolk International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- 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: N3363F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3363F-1980-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D-45 (T-34) (registry code 1152021, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d-45-t-34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D45
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 305 total, 20 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FID02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781105033419A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PRACTICING SOFT FIELD TAKEOFFS.

## 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 IAD79FID02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID02), Nov 5, 1978: Beech D45 (N3363F), Norfolk, VA, destroyed

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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