# NTSB IAD80DKW03: Piper PA-28, N29218, Rockwood, TN, December 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1979
- 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 January 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132112
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80DKW03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80DKW03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3475  79/12/18 NR.ROCKWOOD,TN        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 614
        TIME - 1200                    N29218              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOW LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLOTTE,NC               ROCKWOOD,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT
        REMARKS- PLT MISTOOK CLOSED ARPT FOR NEARBY DESTINATION AIRPORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29218](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29218), registered now, S/N 28-7916422, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (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: Meadow Lake

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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