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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Rockwood, WI · July 27, 1979

Date
July 27, 1979 · 17:50 local
Place
Rockwood, WI
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1862V
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79FEP66
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
895 total665 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Plt unable to hold vector headings, flew into pwr lines & trees. Found drugs, alcohol on board.

As the FAA filed it

PLT UNABLE TO HOLD VECTOR HEADINGS, FLEW INTO PWR LINES & TREES. FOUND DRUGS, ALCOHOL ON BOARD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.