# Accident 19810829052569A: Cessna 180, Rockwood, PA, August 29, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1981, 09:58 local time
- Place: Rockwood, PA
- Airport: Meyers
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9158° N, 79.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockwood, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9158&lon=-79.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2809A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2809A-2009-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,489 total, 503 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FGM27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810829052569A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR POWER LINES ON CLIMBOUT. MIXTURE OF MISFIRING SPARK PLUGS POSSIBLE FACTOR.

## 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 NYC81FGM27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM27), Aug 29, 1981: Cessna 180 (N2809A), Rockwood, PA, destroyed

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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