Cessna 170 accident near Chesapeake, Virginia, March 21, 2024
On March 21, 2024 at about 6:10 pm local time, a 1949 Cessna 170, registered N9269A, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Chesapeake, Virginia (Hampton Roads Exec airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop, runway excursion, and subsequent landing gear collapse.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 21, 2024 · about 6:10 pm local time
- Place
- Chesapeake, Virginia · Hampton Roads Exec · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170 A, built 1949 · all 170s on the register
- Registration
- N9269A · registry record · serial 19030
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The private pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane was returning to his home airport after refueling at a nearby airport. The pilot reported there was moderate turbulence while on final approach to land. Shortly after touchdown, the pilot reported that the left wing lifted and that he “did not correct fast enough and then overcorrected.” The airplane ground looped, exited the runway, and the right main landing gear collapsed, resulting in the right wing and right elevator sustaining substantial damage. The pilot reported there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of control on ground during landing (landing roll) defining event
- Landing gear collapse during landing (landing roll)
The NTSB's findings
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Directional control › Not attained/maintained
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; single-engine sea; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 2,394 hours in all; 80 in this make and model; 22 in the last 90 days; 9 in the last 30 days; 2,322 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: October 1, 2023
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,980 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 3, 2023; 71 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,200 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental C-145-2 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: SFQ Suffolk VA at 5:55 pm
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 10, 5,350 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 340° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 52°F (11°C), dew point 25°F (-4°C)
- Altimeter: 30.23 inHg
- Observation at 1:56 pm from PVG
Weather report (METAR): KPVG 211756Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM CLR 11/M04 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP239 6//// T01061039 10111 20061 58005
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ERA24LA150.