# Incident 19780907018559I: Cessna 150, Knoxville, TN, September 7, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1978, 19:00 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Downtown
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9606° N, 83.9207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knoxville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9606&lon=-83.9207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3490V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3490V-2015-04-30) (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: 15 total, 15 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/19780907018559I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N3490V (1)

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

- [Accident 19901029047299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901029047299A), Oct 29, 1990: Cessna 150M (N3490V), Williamston, NC, Substantial damage. Lost. Continued flight until locating an airport after dark. Bounced and wing hit runway. Limited night experience.

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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