19841004054859A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Norfolk, VA · October 4, 1984

Date
October 4, 1984 · 13:01 local
Place
Norfolk, VA
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N70554
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL85FID01
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
21,962 total3,691 in this make and model564 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Encountered wake turbulence from a landing heavy jet. Lost control and crashed off the end of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURBULENCE FROM A LANDING HEAVY JET. LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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