# Incident 19810429027459I: Cvac STCAPJC, Norfolk, VA, April 29, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1981, 09:15 local time
- Place: Norfolk, VA
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SMMA
- 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: N532SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N532SA-1989-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Convair 340 (registry code 242270A, https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CVAC STCAPJC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810429027459I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SEAGULL AT 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND DURING FINAL APPROACH. NO DAMAGE FOUND.

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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