# Accident 19830130003119A: Beech 6580, Brodnax, VA, January 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1983, 21:30 local time
- Place: Brodnax, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6998° N, 78.0296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6998&lon=-78.0296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2711J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2711J-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-80 (registry code 1152806, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 6580
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830130003119A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT MADE CRASH LANDING WITH COCAINE ON BOARD. PILOTS LEFT AIRCRAFT AND WERE NOT IDENTIFIED.

## 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 ATL83LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA092), Jan 31, 1983: Beech 65-80 (N2711J), Brodnax, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2711J (1)

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

- [Incident 19791001051439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791001051439I), Oct 1, 1979: Beech 6580 (N2711J), Englewood, CO, Minor damage. Pilot unable to obtain gear safe indication. Gear collapsed after touchdown.

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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