# Accident 19791011041619A: Rkwell 114, Wheeling, WV, October 11, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1979, 20:49 local time
- Place: Wheeling, WV
- Airport: Ohio Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0749° N, 80.6934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0749&lon=-80.6934&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4989W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4989W-1982-11-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 114A (registry code 0145003, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-114a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 114
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,465 total, 33 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791011041619A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES INBOUND FROM VOR ON IFR APPROACH. UNSCHEDULED LANDING DUE TO REPORTED AIRFRAME ICING.

## 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 IAD80FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA005), Oct 11, 1979: Rockwell 114 (N4989W), Bethany, WV, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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