- Date
- November 13, 1980
- Place
- Roanoke, VA · ROANOKE, VA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3251JCessna 150G
- Status
- Completed · report April 28, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801113072609A
- Case key
- 127544
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3658 80/11/13 ROANOKE,VA CESSNA 150G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 339 TIME - 1545 N3251J PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 319 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODRUM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROANOKE,VA MONETA,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: INDUCTION AIR,PREHEAT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ATTACHMENT BOLT AT CARB HEAT BOX RIGIDLY CLAMPED TO CONTROL ARM,SHOULD FREE-SWIVEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3251J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Woodrum
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.