# NTSB UNK65X1318: Cessna 172, N7775U, Wellsburg, WV, January 19, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 19, 1965
- Place: Wellsburg, WV · WELLSBURG, WV
- Location: 40.2809° N, 80.6106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wellsburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2809&lon=-80.6106&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180472
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1318
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1318

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0027  65/1/19    WELLSBURG W VA      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 56 TOTAL
        TIME - 165B                    N7775U              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHEELING-OHIO CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7775U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7775U-1979-01-11), registration cancelled 1979-01-11, S/N 17251775 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial 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.

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