# Incident 19780727036669I: Cessna 150K, Torrance, CA, July 27, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1978, 16:15 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8305° N, 118.3566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8305&lon=-118.3566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5910J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 32 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/19780727036669I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE ROUGH ON TAKEOFF DUE TO BROKEN ROCKER ARM BOSS. STUDENT TURNED BACK, ALMOST MADE IT.DAMAGED THIS AND N5910K

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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