# Accident 19791219033989A: Piper PA28161, Rockwood, TN, December 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1979, 12:00 local time
- Place: Rockwood, TN
- Airport: Rockwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9223° N, 84.6898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROCKWOOD MUNI (RKW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9223&lon=-84.6898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29218, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29218) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 614 total, 5 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791219033989A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON CLOSED AIRPORT BY MISTAKE. UNABLE TO GO AROUND DUE TO WIRES ACROSS RUNWAY. HIT POWER POLE ON RUNWAY.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N29218 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900612057099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900612057099I), Jun 12, 1990: Piper PA28161 (N29218), Dalton, OH. Pilot made a forced landing in a field. Cause of forced landing not stated.

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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