# Accident 19861019071529A: Cessna R172K, Rockwood, TN, October 19, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1986, 20:20 local time
- Place: Rockwood, TN
- Airport: Rockwood Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8601° N, 84.6878° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8601&lon=-84.6878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7526V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7526V-1988-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 165 total, 25 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861019071529A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT HIT TREES AT NIGHT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT MAY HAVE BEEN TIRED, HAD NO RECENT NIGHT EXPERIENCE.

## 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 NYC87FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA023), Oct 20, 1986: Cessna R172K (N7526V), Rockwood, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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