# NTSB NYC68F0444: Cessna 172, N6048A, Salem, NH, April 7, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1968
- Place: Salem, NH · SALEM, NH
- Location: 42.7884° N, 71.2009° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salem, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7884&lon=-71.2009&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110952
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0444
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0444

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1322   68/4/7    SALEM,NH            CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 400
        TIME - 1130                    N6048A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- PLT LANDED ON PRIVATE GRASS FIELD.STRUCK BOG HOLE COVERED WITH GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6048A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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