# NTSB CHI67A0081: Cessna 172, N2347U, Ashtabula, OH, December 19, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 19, 1966
- Place: Ashtabula, OH · ASHTABULA, OH
- Location: 41.8795° N, 80.7985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashtabula, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8795&lon=-80.7985&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120114
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67A0081
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0081

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2347U-2017-10-28), registration cancelled 2017-10-28, S/N 17249947, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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.

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