# Accident 19740107001179A: Cessna 177B, Parkersburg, WV, January 7, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1974
- Place: Parkersburg, WV
- Airport: Gill Robb Wilson
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Location: 39.2613° N, 81.5434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parkersburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2613&lon=-81.5434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34667, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34667-2013-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,257 total, 464 in this make and model, 193 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74AI038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740107001179A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PAX DISCHARGED FROM R SIDE OF ACFT,ENG AT IDLE.PAX FIRST WALKED TO REAR THEN REVERSED HIS DIR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB IAD74AI038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI038), Jan 7, 1974: Cessna 177 (N34667), Parkersburg, WV, minor damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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