- Date
- November 5, 1978
- Place
- Norfolk, VA · NORFOLK, VA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3363FBeech D45
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781105033419A
- Case key
- 139164
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3255 78/11/5 NORFOLK,VA BEECH D45 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 50, 306 TIME - 1630 N3363F PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORFOLK INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORFOLK,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- PILOT WAS PRACTICING SOFT FIELD TAKEOFFS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3363F
- Reported as
- Beech D45
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Norfolk Intl
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.