# Accident 19790727028469A: Cessna 172M, Rockwood, WI, July 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1979, 17:50 local time
- Place: Rockwood, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1681° N, 87.7056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockwood, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1681&lon=-87.7056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1862V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1862V-2009-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 895 total, 665 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEP66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP66) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790727028469A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI79FEP66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP66), Jul 27, 1979: Cessna 172M (N1862V), Rockwood, WI, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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