# Accident 19831217061429A: Cessna 172M, Chesapeake, VA, December 17, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1983, 18:15 local time
- Place: Chesapeake, VA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7501° N, 76.2204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7501&lon=-76.2204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4275R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 61 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831217061429A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL84FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA068), Dec 17, 1983: Cessna C-172M (N4275R), Chesapeake, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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