DIA68D0194

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172D · New Market, VA · April 14, 1968

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
April 14, 1968
Place
New Market, VA · NEW MARKET, VA
Injuries
3 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2570YCessna 172D
Status
Completed · report May 13, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111118

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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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3-0744  68/4/14    NEW MARKET,VA       CESSNA 172D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 141
        TIME - 1230                    N2570Y              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW MARKET
        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
N2570Y
Reported as
Cessna 172D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
New Market

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.