# Incident 20260430003709I: Cessna 172N, Charlottesville, VA, April 30, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2026, 10:58 local time
- Place: Charlottesville, VA
- Airport: Charlottesville-Albemarle
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1396° N, 78.4523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE (CHO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1396&lon=-78.4523&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733TX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733TX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260430003709I

## Narrative

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

PRIVATE PILOT FELT FINE BEFORE DEPARTING ON PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. DURING CLIMBOUT, HE FELT DIZZY AND DISORIENTED, HIS EYES WERE SWIMMING, AND HE WAS UNABLE TO READ DIGITAL DISPLAYS, RELYING ON ANALOGUE STANDBY FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS. PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL, RETURN TO FIELD AND LAND. PILOT WAS DIAGNOSED AT A HOSPITAL; CAMI IS IN CONTACT WITH PILOT.

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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