# NTSB DIA69F0011: Cessna 177, N2348Y, Wheeling, WV, June 12, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1968
- Place: Wheeling, WV · WHEELING, WV
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110275
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69F0011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69F0011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1655  68/6/12    WHEELING,W VA       CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 105
        TIME - 1908                    N2348Y              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHEELING-OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PX DEPLANED ACFT BEFORE ENG STOPPED.PROP STILL ROTATING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2348Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2348Y-1970-06-25), registration cancelled 1970-06-25, S/N 17700148 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Wheeling-Ohio

## Other investigations on N2348Y (2)

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 FTW69A0010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69A0010), Aug 17, 1968: Cessna 177 (N2348Y), Sanderson, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB FTW68F0566](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0566), Apr 28, 1968: Cessna 177 (N2348Y), Marfa, TX, substantial damage

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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