# NTSB NYC68D0428: Cessna 172, N3568S, Otis Afb, MA, April 16, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1968
- Place: Otis Afb, MA · OTIS AFB, MA
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 10, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111114
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68D0428
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0428

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0739  68/4/16    OTIS AFB,MASS       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 48 TOTAL
        TIME - 1202                    N3568S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OTIS AFB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      3200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                      20
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           23                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- WEA BRIEFING BY MILITARY. WINDS 020 DEG 23K GUSTING TO 32K,HIGHER THAN FCST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3568S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3568S), registered now, S/N 17250768, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Otis Afb

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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