- Date
- January 30, 1983, 21:30 local (Jan 31, 1983, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Brodnax, VA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2711JBeech 65-80
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830130003119A
- Case key
- 6000
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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
The acft was damaged during a landing in a field at night near the intersection of route 623 & route 53 north. After the accident, 2 individuals were observed leaving the acft & running into the woods with duffel bags. The acft contained aprx 1000 lbs of cocaine.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2711J
- Reported as
- Beech 65-80
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- LD-11
- Engine
- Lycoming IGSO-530-A1A, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Air North Aviation Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,700 ft broken
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.