# Accident 19800923044449A: Cessna 172C, Rocky Branch, LA, September 23, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1980, 13:20 local time
- Place: Rocky Branch, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6788° N, 92.2032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rocky Branch, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6788&lon=-92.2032&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1829Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1829Y-1995-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 197 total, 83 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DRJ44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRJ44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800923044449A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST RPM DURING APPROACH TO LANDING IN COTTON FIELD. LANDED ON ADJACENT ROAD. WING HIT FARM RIG.

## 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 FTW80DRJ44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRJ44), Sep 23, 1980: Cessna 172C (N1829Y), Rocky Branch, LA, 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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