# NTSB IAD74FID02: Cessna A188B, N21627, Norfolk, VA, July 15, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1973
- Place: Norfolk, VA · NORFOLK, VA
- Location: 36.8468° N, 76.2852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norfolk, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8468&lon=-76.2852&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189428
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FID02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FID02

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21627-1976-05-17), registration cancelled 1976-05-17, S/N 18800918 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sugar Hill Kennel

## 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 19730715021539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730715021539A), Jul 15, 1973: Cessna A188B, Norfolk, VA, Substantial damage. Slid off end of rwy into ditch. Lnd due deteriorating enroute wea. Rwy wet slick grass.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.