- Date
- February 15, 1981
- Place
- Chesapeake, VA · CHESAPEAKE, VA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9133BCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 7, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810215003719A
- Case key
- 127410
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0271 81/2/15 CHESAPEAKE,VA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 129 TIME - 2245 N9133B PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 121 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HAMPTON ROADS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHESAPEAKE,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION REMARKS- PLT STATED WINDSHIELD FOGGED UP.CONSUMED BEER BFR ACCIDENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9133B
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hampton Roads
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.