# NTSB ATL81FID11: Cessna 172, N9133B, Chesapeake, VA, February 15, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 15, 1981
- Place: Chesapeake, VA · CHESAPEAKE, VA
- Location: 36.8190° N, 76.2749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesapeake, VA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8190&lon=-76.2749&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127410
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FID11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FID11

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9133B-1981-06-08), registration cancelled 1981-06-08, S/N 36733 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hampton Roads

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810215003719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810215003719A), Feb 15, 1981: Cessna 172, Chesapeake, VA, Destroyed. Drank beer, took off over unlighted terrain. Windshield fogged-up. Lost control, struck trees. Fuel tanks empty.

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.

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