# NTSB DIA68D0234: Cessna 172G, N1164F, Milford, DE, April 25, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1968
- Place: Milford, DE · MILFORD, DE
- Location: 38.9098° N, 75.4223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milford, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9098&lon=-75.4223&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110789
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68D0234
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0234

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1155  68/4/25    MILFORD,DEL         CESSNA 172G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 252
        TIME - 0805                    N1164F              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILFORD AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- T/O FROM SHORT,SOFT FLD.PLT UNABLE TO CLEAR POWER LINES,ATTEMPTED TO FLY UNDERNEATH ON ABORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1164F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Milford Airpark

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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