CHI67A0081

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Ashtabula, OH · December 19, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 19, 1966
Place
Ashtabula, OH · ASHTABULA, OH
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2347UCessna 172
Status
Completed · report August 14, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120114

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1135  66/12/19   ASHTABULA,OHIO      CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 2341                    N2347U              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- PLT LOST CONTROL,IFR WX,ACFT LOST ON RADAR SCOPE.ACFT DAMAGE,PERSONNEL INJURY INDEXES PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N2347U
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.