# NTSB DIA68D0236: Cessna 172, N7064A, Sykesville, MD, May 30, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1968
- Place: Sykesville, MD · SYKESVILLE, MD
- Location: 39.3721° N, 76.9717° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sykesville, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3721&lon=-76.9717&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 1, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110103
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68D0236
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0236

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1422  68/5/30    SYKESVILLE,MD       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 69 TOTAL
        TIME - 0650                    N7064A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 43 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAPES
        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
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LNDG AHEAD OF DETERIORATING WEA. STRUCK WIRES AT END OF RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7064A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7064A), registered now, S/N 29164, built 1956 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Mapes

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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