# Incident 19781016033009I: Cessna 150, Mc Connellsburg, PA, October 16, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1978, 15:00 local time
- Place: Mc Connellsburg, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9320° N, 77.9958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McConnellsburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9320&lon=-77.9958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704RZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704RZ-2012-09-06) (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: 51 total, 51 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/19781016033009I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ALTERED COURSE DUE TO BAD WEATHER. BECAME DISORIENTED AND LOW ON FUEL. MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING

## Other reports on N704RZ (1)

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

- [Incident 19830627033229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830627033229I), Jun 27, 1983: Cessna 150M (N704RZ), Gaithersburg, MD, Minor damage. Bounced on landing. Nose wheel collapsed. Prop struck ground. Will receive additional dual.

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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