- Date
- July 15, 1973
- Place
- Norfolk, VA · NORFOLK, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N21627Cessna A188B
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730715021539A
- Case key
- 189428
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2175 73/7/15 NR.NORFOLK,VA CESSNA A188B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 950 TIME - 0600 N21627 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SUGAR HILL KENNEL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ORANGE,VA NORFOLK,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER REMARKS- SLID OFF END OF RWY INTO DITCH. LND DUE DETERIORATING ENROUTE WEA. RWY WET SLICK GRASS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21627
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sugar Hill Kennel
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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.