# Accident 19910305004089A: Cessna 172M, Chesapeake, VA, March 5, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1991, 08:30 local time
- Place: Chesapeake, VA
- Airport: Chesapeake Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6199° N, 76.2291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6199&lon=-76.2291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61533 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO91LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910305004089A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON TOUCH AND GO LANDING. VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN WATER.

## 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 BFO91LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA029), Mar 5, 1991: Cessna 150 (N61533), Chesapeake, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. CONTRIBUTING WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE.

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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