# Accident 19780821032631A: Cessna 172D, Roanoke, VA, August 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1978
- Place: Roanoke, VA
- Airport: Woodrum
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- 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: N79031, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79031) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,247 total, 1,178 in this make and model, 122 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780821032631A

## Narrative

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

PLT PERFORMING FINAL CHECK BFR DEPT WHILE TAXIING.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N7827K, Cessna 180E: [Accident 19780821032632A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780821032632A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB IAD78FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA096), Aug 21, 1978: Cessna 172 (N79031), Roanoke, VA, minor damage

## Other reports on N79031 (1)

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

- [Accident 19740723023649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740723023649A), Jul 23, 1974: Cessna 172K (N79031), Hinton, WV, Substantial damage. Short base leg. Lndd on golf course. Braking action nil,skidded.l wing struck tree.

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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