# Accident 19801213090541A: Amtrva SPORTMANVJ22, Norfolk, MA, December 13, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1980, 17:30 local time
- Place: Norfolk, MA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1195° N, 71.3251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norfolk, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1195&lon=-71.3251&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31037 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVA SPORTMANVJ22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 780 total, 350 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801213090541A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON PARTIALLY LIGHTED RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH AIRCRAFT TAXIING ON TAXIWAY.

## 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 NYC81FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA034), Dec 13, 1980: Volmer 1 (N31037), Norfolk, MA, substantial damage

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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