# Accident 20100705039049A: Cessna 172P, Chesapeake, VA, July 5, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2010, 14:14 local time
- Place: Chesapeake, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5725° N, 76.3431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5725&lon=-76.3431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52614, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52614-2011-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10FA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA346) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100705039049A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1414 EDT PILOT REPORTED TO NORFOLK APPROACH "MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY, CESSNA 52614, ABOUT 5 SOUTH OF CHESAPEAKE AIRPORT OVER THE BIG FIELD, HAVING FLIGHT CONTROL MALFUNTIONS, IT LOOKS LIKE I AM GOING DOWN".  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A DIRT ROAD NEXT TO A CORN FIELD AT APPROXIMATELY 50 DEGREES NOSE DOWN.

## 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 ERA10FA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA346), Jul 5, 2010: Cessna 172P (N52614), Chesapeake, VA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane's impact with terrain for undetermined reasons following the pilot's report of a flight control malfunction.

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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