- Date
- September 19, 1982, 04:05 local (08:05 UTC)
- Place
- Franklin, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7698RBeech B-19
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report September 19, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820919047499A
- Case key
- 70745
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
N7698R crashed while on final approach, approximately one half mile east of Franklin airport. The father of the pilot stated that the aircraft had been taken without permission. The pilot holds an expired student pilot certificate. In addition, the pilot was under treatment for a medical condition.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7698R
- Reported as
- Beech B-19
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- MB491
- Airframe hours
- 2,077
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Wm. Hart
- Registered owner
- Wm. Hart
- Departed
- Norfolk, VA
- Destination
- Emporia, VA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 21
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 1, Invalid Medical for flight
- Flight hours
- 30 total · 30 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 360° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 156 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.