# Accident 19790224021231A: Beech 3NM, Memphis, TN, February 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1979, 00:40 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12VT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12VT-1982-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 3NM (registry code 1151044, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-3nm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 3NM
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,300 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79AA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79AA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790224021231A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS CLEARED TO RAMP VIA CROSSING RWY 9. ACFT LNDG ROLL ON 9 HIT WING OF TAXIING ACFT. FACT: ATC & PILOT ERROR

## Other aircraft in the event

- N36FE, Amd FALCON: [Accident 19790224021232A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790224021232A)

## 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 IAD79AA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79AA034), Feb 24, 1979: Beech 3NM (N12VT), Memphis, TN, destroyed

## Other reports on N12VT (2)

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

- [Accident 19780913043539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780913043539A), Sep 13, 1978: Beech 3NM (N12VT), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage
- [Incident 19780301013709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780301013709I), Mar 1, 1978: Beech 3NM (N12VT), Allentown, PA. Crew made an unscheduled landing due to an increasingly strong odor. Was overflow of razberry extract. Hazardous.

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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