# Incident 19891227061309I: Tcraft BF65, Norfolk, VA, December 27, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1989, 17:30 local time
- Place: Norfolk, VA
- Airport: Norfolk International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8956° N, 76.1989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORFOLK INTL (ORF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8956&lon=-76.1989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29576, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29576) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BF-65 (registry code 8850336, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bf-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 4AC176B series (registry code 27006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-4ac176b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BF65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891227061309I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED WITHOUT RADIO CONTACT OR CLEARANCE. STATED WAS LOW ON FUEL AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.

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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