# NTSB ATL81FA075: Cessna 172, N5414R, Rocky Face, GA, May 21, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1981
- Place: Rocky Face, GA · ROCKY FACE, GA
- Location: 34.8051° N, 85.0274° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rocky Face, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8051&lon=-85.0274&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125180
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FA075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1615  81/5/21    ROCKY FACE,GA       CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 200
        TIME - 2037                    N5414R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKY FACE,GA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.19 GM PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5414R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5414R-2013-04-18), registration cancelled 2013-04-18, S/N 17252955, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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.

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