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N21 · Holly Ridge/Topsail Island Airport

FAA-LID · US · 4 NTSB events

ID N21 Elev 49 ft Lat 34° 29.42' N Lon 77° 31.92' W Zulu …

Live conditions

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,591 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
14 — 3,591 ft 88 ft TURF-G No —
32 — 3,591 ft 88 ft TURF-G No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Field profile

Tags

NC95N21

Source: OurAirports community

NTSB events

4 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

2

28.6% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

4

≈ 0.4/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=4

  • Other 1
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Ground collision 1

All time · n=4

  • Other 1
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Ground collision 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2022-08-04 Cessna 182C · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2021-10-21 Mooney M20J · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2020-12-30 MOONEY INTERNATIONAL CORP M20TN · Runway excursion · day →
2019-04-22 Barrows Bearhawk LSA · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in NC

CFI Flight Instructors 2,054 A&P Mechanics 7,307 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 52 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 9 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 7 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 10 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 27 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 16 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 52 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 39 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 15 Schools Flight Schools 72 FBO Fixed Base Operators 67 Clubs Flying Clubs 32 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 13 EAA EAA Chapters 16

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
David Allen Lackey Wilmington NC 24 nm
Johnny Joe Henley New Bern NC 43 nm
Jerry Dean Kerby Kinston NC 47 nm
Christopher Allen Kreske Pikeville NC 64 nm
Matthew Eichel Pikeville NC 64 nm
Taft Louis Stallings Greenville NC 67 nm
Adam Everett Walters Smithfield NC 74 nm
Bruce Lyndon Moore Smithfield NC 74 nm
Charles Ray Walters Smithfield NC 74 nm
Billy Michael Marlowe Myrtle Beach SC 82 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Ronald James Lee Holly Ridge NC 2 nm
James Robert Angelou Holly Ridge NC 2 nm
Kevin Alexander Roth Holly Ridge NC 2 nm
Christopher Russell Henry Holly Ridge NC 2 nm
Jonathan Bowen Jernigan Holly Ridge NC 2 nm
Damian Keith Ash Surf City NC 3 nm
Matthew Allen Hayden Surf City NC 3 nm
Timothy Alden Belcher N Topsail Beach NC 6 nm
Lucas Samuel Frank Sneads Ferry NC 9 nm
Bethany Faith Mohr Sneads Ferry NC 9 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Casey Shane Fortune Holly Ridge NC 2 nm
Christopher Dean Peeples Holly Ridge NC 2 nm
Russell Avery Holliday Holly Ridge NC 2 nm
Shawn Michael Dow Holly Ridge NC 2 nm
Keith Adam Green Holly Ridge NC 2 nm
Peter Jager Holly Ridge NC 2 nm
Eric Jonathan Mccarter Holly Ridge NC 2 nm
Robert Adam Furnish Holly Ridge NC 2 nm
Dominic Leo Richard Holly Ridge NC 2 nm
James Clinton Stockton Surf City NC 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
ARQ Aviation MX
Wilmington, NC
 22 nm
Powell Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, NC
 73 nm
Triangle Avionics
Louisburg, NC
 100 nm
Mag Aerospace
Sanford, NC
 101 nm
Aero Avionics, Inc.
Sanford, NC
 101 nm
H and H Propeller Services, Inc
Burlington, NC
 134 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 140 nm
South Carolina Avionics Services, LLC.
Sumter, SC
 144 nm
Bay Avionics, LTD
Suffolk, VA
 147 nm
Aircraft Repair Solutions
Chesapeake, VA
 147 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.