# NTSB CHI81DEE27: Cessna 172, N35585, Rock Falls, IL, March 31, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 31, 1981
- Place: Rock Falls, IL · ROCK FALLS, IL
- Location: 41.7721° N, 89.6942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock Falls, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7721&lon=-89.6942&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 18, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126936
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEE27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEE27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0569  81/3/31    ROCK FALLS,IL       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 1411
        TIME - 1615                    N35585              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITESIDE CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCK FALLS,IL               SPRINGFIELD,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      79
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          220                                                       28
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 38KTS,PK WIND 41KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35585](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35585-1982-03-01), registration cancelled 1982-03-01, S/N 17256852, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Whiteside Co

## 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 19810331013139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810331013139A), Mar 31, 1981: Cessna 172, Rock Falls, IL, Substantial damage. Stopped on runup pad to check engine. Wind blew airplane over on its back. Severe gusty surface wind.

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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