Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 172M N70554

4 October 1984 · Norfolk, Virginia, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 4 October 1984 at about 17:01 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N70554, operated by George J. Cartwright, was involved in an accident near Norfolk, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:01
Classification
Accident
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Nearest airport
Norfolk Int'l (ORF)
Coordinates
36.9209, -76.2204
Aircraft
Cessna 172M
Registration
N70554
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
George J. Cartwright
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Norfolk → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL85FID01

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 1 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT WAS MAKING HIS LANDING APCH BEHIND A BOEING 727 AND IN FRONT OF A BOEING 737. PLT WAS REQUESTED BY ATC TO MAKE A SHORT APCH BUT WAS ALSO CAUTIONED ABOUT WAKE TURBULENCE. ON FINAL APCH AT APRX 50 FT AGL, N70554 ROLLED SHARPLY INTO A 90 DEG BANK, STARTED TO ROLL OUT OF THE BANK, QUIT FLYING AND TURNED RIGHT APRX 120 DEGS BEFORE CONTACTING THE GROUND, ACCORDING TO A WITNESS. PLT STATED HE SHOULD HAVE FLOWN A HIGHER APCH OR MADE A GO AROUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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