# NTSB ATL81FID08: Cessna 421, N3932C, Norfolk, VA, December 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1980
- Place: Norfolk, VA · NORFOLK, VA
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127651
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FID08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FID08

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3402  80/12/22   NORFOLK,VA          BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1845                    N62TP               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            49, 5749 TOTAL HOURS, 520
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORFOLK REGIONAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORFOLK,VA                  BALTIMORE,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- ACFT OVERRAN C-421 WHICH WAS AWAITING TAKE-OFF CLEARANCE IN RUN-UP AREA.DARK NGT.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3402  80/12/22   NORFOLK,VA          CESSNA 421          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1845                    N3932C              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORFOLK REGIONAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORFOLK,VA                  NASHVILLE,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- ACFT WAS OVERRUN BY A BEECH E18S,TXG TO RUN-UP AREA.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: N3932C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Norfolk Regional

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N62TP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62TP-2003-04-22), registration cancelled 2003-04-22, S/N BA-45, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Norfolk Regional

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19801222076432A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801222076432A), Dec 22, 1980: Cessna 421C, Norfolk, VA, Substantial damage. Struck by N62TP while holding on taxiway runup area. N62TP was taxiing for takeoff.
- [Accident 19801222076431A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801222076431A), Dec 22, 1980: Beech C45, Norfolk, VA, Substantial damage. Aircraft collided with N3932C during taxi for takeoff at night. N3932C was holding with engines idling.

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.

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