# Incident 19800423046459I: Cessna 150M, Middletown, PA, April 23, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1980, 07:30 local time
- Place: Middletown, PA
- Airport: Harrisburgh International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2009° N, 76.7292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2009&lon=-76.7292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704UL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704UL-2014-11-13) (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 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 70 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/19800423046459I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE MALFUNCTION DUE TO THE TOP OF A CYLINDER SEPARATING FROM THE BARREL.

## Other reports on N704UL (1)

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

- [Accident 19840621029649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840621029649A), Jun 21, 1984: Cessna 150M (N704UL), Middletown, PA, Destroyed. On approach ATC advised go around due traffic. Encountered wake turbulence. Lost control. Impacted and cartwheeled.

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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