# NTSB CHI69F0041: Cessna 172, N3704S, Campbellsville, KY, May 30, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1968
- Place: Campbellsville, KY · CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY
- Location: 37.3439° N, 85.3522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Campbellsville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3439&lon=-85.3522&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109881
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2023  68/5/30    CAMPBELLSVILLE,KY   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N3704S              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3704S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3704S-1970-07-27), registration cancelled 1970-07-27, S/N 17250904 (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: Destroyed

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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