# Accident 19801113072609A: Cessna 150G, Roanoke, VA, November 13, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1980, 15:45 local time
- Place: Roanoke, VA
- Airport: Woodrum
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N3251J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3251J-1981-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 339 total, 319 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FID02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FID02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801113072609A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING CAUSED BY ENGINE FAILURE.

## 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 ATL81FID02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FID02), Nov 13, 1980: Cessna 150G (N3251J), Roanoke, VA, destroyed

## Other reports on N3251J (1)

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

- [Accident 19760731025299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760731025299A), Jul 31, 1976: Cessna 150G (N3251J), TX, Substantial damage

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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