# NTSB IAD74AI038: Cessna 177, N34667, Parkersburg, WV, January 7, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 7, 1974
- Place: Parkersburg, WV · PARKERSBURG, WV
- Location: 39.2613° N, 81.5434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parkersburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2613&lon=-81.5434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187124
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74AI038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0146   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34667-2013-06-14), registration cancelled 2013-06-14, S/N 17701930, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Gill Robb Wilson

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740107001179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740107001179A), Jan 7, 1974: Cessna 177B, Parkersburg, WV, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Pax discharged from r side of acft,eng at idle. Pax first walked to rear then reversed his dir.

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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