# NTSB IAD73DKW20: Funk B85C, N8113H, Rockwood, TN, March 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1973
- Place: Rockwood, TN · ROCKWOOD, TN
- Location: 35.8701° N, 84.6749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockwood, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8701&lon=-84.6749&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170696
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73DKW20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DKW20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0773  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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: FUNK B85C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730322006239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730322006239A), Mar 22, 1973: Funk FUNKC, Rockwood, TN, Substantial damage. Abandoned arpt. Lndd to l of rwy due car parked on rwy. Rolled into hi grass. Tenn valley flooded.

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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