# Incident 19780704042159I: Cessna 150, Roanoke, VA, July 4, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1978, 09:41 local time
- Place: Roanoke, VA
- Airport: Woodrum
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2710° N, 79.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2710&lon=-79.9414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4147U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4147U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150D (registry code 2071810, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150d) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 150 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/19780704042159I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. PILOT LANDED ON ADJACENT AIRPORT. EXHAUST ROCKER ARM BROKEN IN NUMBER 1 CYLINDER.

## Other reports on N4147U (1)

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

- [Incident 19781021029299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781021029299I), Oct 21, 1978: Cessna 150D (N4147U), Roanoke, VA. Pilot disregarded tower departure instructions,then buzzed stadium. Was intoxicated, has surrendered certificate

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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