19831217061429A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Chesapeake, VA · December 17, 1983

Date
December 17, 1983 · 18:15 local
Place
Chesapeake, VA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4275R
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL84FA068
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
160 total61 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Door opened during a low night pass over a lake. Flew into the water while holding door. Failed to note altitude.

As the FAA filed it

DOOR OPENED DURING A LOW NIGHT PASS OVER A LAKE. FLEW INTO THE WATER WHILE HOLDING DOOR. FAILED TO NOTE ALTITUDE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.