- Date
- December 30, 1980
- Place
- Norfolk, VA · NORFOLK, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N531SAConvair 580
- Status
- Completed · report March 6, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19801230088459I
- Case key
- 79639
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0018 80/12/30 NORFOLK,VA CONVAIR 580 CR- 0 0 2 SCHED DOM CARGO SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2222 N531SA PX- 0 0 0 UNK/NR, 10000 TOTAL DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 3000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - NORFOLK INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP RALEIGH,NC BALTIMORE,MD NORFOLK,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY,ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- ACFT PITCHED-UP WITHOUT CTL INPUT.L ELEV FREE-FLOATING,TORQUETUBE RIVETS SHEARED.ELEV VIB OTR FLTS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N531SA
- Reported as
- Convair 580
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Norfolk Intl
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.