# Accident 19801222076432A: Cessna 421C, 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, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N3932C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 160 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/19801222076432A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK BY N62TP WHILE HOLDING ON TAXIWAY RUNUP AREA. N62TP WAS TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N62TP, Beech C45: [Accident 19801222076431A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801222076431A)

## 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: Cessna 421 (N3932C), Norfolk, VA, 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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