DIA68D0186

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Rose Hill, NC · March 22, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 22, 1968
Place
Rose Hill, NC · ROSE HILL, NC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6342ECessna 172
Status
Completed · report April 26, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118628

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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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3-0619  68/3/22    ROSE HILL,NC        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 814
        TIME - 1700                    N6342E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSE HILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS

Aircraft

Registration
N6342E
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Rose Hill

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.