Accident: Piper PA28
May 22, 2018 · Chesapeake, VA
NTSB numberERA18FA150Event id20180522X93713
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation during the departure climb in instrument meteorological conditions.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28
- Registration
- N6177W
- Year built
- 1964
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Enroute-climb to cruise Loss of control in flight
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Hampton Roads Executive Airport (KPVG)9 nm (17 km) north-west
- Norfolk International Airport (ORF)16 nm (29 km) north-east
- Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field) (NGU)17 nm (31 km) north
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