NYC68A0099

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172H · New Boston, NH · February 14, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 14, 1968
Place
New Boston, NH · NEW BOSTON, NH
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N3730FCessna 172H
Status
Completed · report May 9, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111437

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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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3-0721  68/2/14    NEW BOSTON,NH       CESSNA 172H         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37,
        TIME - 1220                    N3730F              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.19 PCT.

Aircraft

Registration
N3730F
Reported as
Cessna 172H
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.