# NTSB NYC65I0104: Lockheed 18, N678L, Wheeling, WV, February 14, 1965

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1965
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179713
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65I0104
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65I0104

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0002  65/2/14  NR.WHEELING W VA      LOCKHEED 18         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 2027                    N678L               PX-  0  0  5  CORP/EXEC                 4500 TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N678L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N678L-2012-10-11), registration cancelled 2012-10-11, S/N 2453, built 1945 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 18
- Registry model: [Lockheed 18-56](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-18-56) (registry code 5261642) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright C9GC&D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c9gc-d-series) (registry code 67027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Wheeling-Ohio Co

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.