# NTSB FTW68F0483: Cessna 172, N8063L, Broken Arrow, OK, March 1, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1968
- Place: Broken Arrow, OK · BROKEN ARROW, OK
- Location: 36.0526° N, 95.7908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Broken Arrow, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0526&lon=-95.7908&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112015
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0483
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0483

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0522   68/3/1    BROKEN ARROW,OKLA   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 445
        TIME - 1410                    N8063L              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- SURVEYING AREA WITH INTENT TO LAND.LT HORIZ STABILIZER-LT ELEVATOR STRUCK TOP OF 30 FT TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8063L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8063L-1968-04-22), registration cancelled 1968-04-22, S/N 17256263 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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