IAD74AI038

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · Parkersburg, WV · January 7, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 7, 1974
Place
Parkersburg, WV · PARKERSBURG, WV
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N34667Cessna 177
Status
Completed · report March 13, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740107001179A
Case key
187124

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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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3-0146   74/1/7    PARKERSBURG,W VA    CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1810                    N34667              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      UNK/NR, 6258 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            465 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GILL ROBB WILSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORANGEBURG,SC               PARKERSBURG,W VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PAX DISCHARGED FROM R SIDE OF ACFT,ENG AT IDLE.PAX FIRST WALKED TO REAR THEN REVERSED HIS DIR.

Aircraft

Registration
N34667
Reported as
Cessna 177
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Gill Robb Wilson

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.