# Incident 19780116003229I: Cessna 150, Shady Grove, PA, January 16, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1978, 13:37 local time
- Place: Shady Grove, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7779° N, 77.6686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shady Grove, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7779&lon=-77.6686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63102, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63102-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 29 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780116003229I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT ON CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT BECAME LOST OVER SNOWY TERRAIN AFTER VOR RECEIVER BROKE. RAN OUT OF FUEL.

## Other reports on N63102 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910715034999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910715034999I), Jul 15, 1991: Cessna 150M (N63102), Reading, PA. Rough engine. Forced landing at Reading. Found a broken NR3 exhaust valve rocker arm.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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