- Date
- March 22, 1973
- Place
- Rockwood, TN · ROCKWOOD, TN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8113HFunk B85C
- Status
- Completed · report May 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730322006239A
- Case key
- 170696
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0773 73/3/22 ROCKWOOD,TENN FUNK B85C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1500 TIME - 1800 N8113H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCKWOOD MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HICKORY,NC CROSSVILLE,TEN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL REMARKS- ABANDONED ARPT.LNDD TO L OF RWY DUE CAR PARKED ON RWY.ROLLED INTO HI GRASS.TENN VALLEY FLOODED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8113H
- Reported as
- Funk B85C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rockwood Mun
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.