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NTSB accident investigation · Beech A23-19 · Norfolk, VA · October 12, 1970

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
October 12, 1970
Place
Norfolk, VA · NORFOLK, VA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2382WBeech A23-19
Status
Completed · report January 11, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162700

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1560  70/10/12   NORFOLK,VA          BEECH A23-19        CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 1009                    N2382W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORFOLK MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORFOLK,VA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- ENCTRD TURB ABT 150FT AGL DRG SHRT FNL FLWG PROP-JET MAKING LOW PASS.APRX 45SEC INTERVAL.

Aircraft

Registration
N2382W
Reported as
Beech A23-19
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Norfolk Muni

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.