DIA69A0010

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172C · Rock Hall, MD · August 23, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 23, 1968
Place
Rock Hall, MD · ROCK HALL, MD
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N1505YCessna 172C
Status
Completed · report October 30, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109020

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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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3-2970  68/8/23    ROCK HALL,MD        CESSNA 172C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 364
        TIME - 2100                    N1505Y              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
                                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- ACFT MISSING ENROUTE ESSEX SKYPARK,MD-OCEAN CITY,MD. BODIES FOUND 8-26-68. ACFT PRESUMED IN WATER.

Aircraft

Registration
N1505Y
Reported as
Cessna 172C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.