# Accident 19801222076431A: Beech C45, Norfolk, VA, December 22, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1980, 18:45 local time
- Place: Norfolk, VA
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MTNA
- Location: 36.8468° N, 76.2852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norfolk, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8468&lon=-76.2852&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62TP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62TP-2003-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C45
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,749 total, 520 in this make and model, 161 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FID08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FID08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801222076431A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH N3932C DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF AT NIGHT. N3932C WAS HOLDING WITH ENGINES IDLING.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N3932C, Cessna 421C: [Accident 19801222076432A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801222076432A)

## 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 ATL81FID08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FID08), Dec 22, 1980: Beech E18S (N62TP), Norfolk, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N62TP (3)

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

- [Incident 20000307001239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000307001239I), Mar 7, 2000: Beech E18S (N62TP), Long Beach, CA. (-23) Cargo aircraft was returning from a delivery flight (CFR part 91) when the side emergency window fell off the aircraft on short final to the airport. No…
- [Incident 19870617055469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870617055469I), Jun 17, 1987: Beech E18S (N62TP), Youngstown, OH. The aircraft made a safe emergency landing after both engines failed from fuel exhaustion.
- [Incident 19800130020289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800130020289I), Jan 30, 1980: Beech 18/ (N62TP), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. After receiving clearance to taxi across icy ramp with vehicle & airplane traffic, pilot slid into a forklift.

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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