# NTSB CHI79FEP66: Cessna 172M, N1862V, Rockwood, WI, July 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1979
- Place: Rockwood, WI · ROCKWOOD, WI
- Location: 44.1681° N, 87.7056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockwood, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1681&lon=-87.7056&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133776
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEP66
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP66

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3696  79/7/27    ROCKWOOD,WI         CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 895
        TIME - 1750                    N1862V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 665 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANITOWOC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANITOWOC,WI                OSHKOSH,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY
        REMARKS- PLT UN FLY ATC VECTORS.3/4EMPTY VODKA BOTTLE FOUND ONBOARD.PLT TAKING 3 VALIUM PER DAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1862V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1862V-2009-07-09), registration cancelled 2009-07-09, S/N 17263773, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Manitowoc

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790727028469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790727028469A), Jul 27, 1979: Cessna 172M, Rockwood, WI, Substantial damage. Plt unable to hold vector headings, flew into pwr lines & trees. Found drugs, alcohol on board.

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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