# Incident 19780817038069I: Cessna 150, Belle Vernon, PA, August 17, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1978, 00:00 local time
- Place: Belle Vernon, PA
- Airport: Rostraver
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2097° N, 79.8314° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROSTRAVER (FWQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2097&lon=-79.8314&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704JC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N704JC) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 6,000 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/19780817038069I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK BIRD AFTER TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N704JC (1)

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

- [Incident 19900527032879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900527032879I), May 27, 1990: Cessna 150M (N704JC), Hillsboro, TX. Smoke from behind instrument panel. Precautionary landing. Voltage regulator failed causing overvoltage conditions.

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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