# NTSB DIA68D0186: Cessna 172, N6342E, Rose Hill, NC, March 22, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1968
- Place: Rose Hill, NC · ROSE HILL, NC
- Location: 34.8260° N, 78.0259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rose Hill, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8260&lon=-78.0259&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118628
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68D0186
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0186

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0619  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6342E-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N 46442, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rose Hill

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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