# NTSB ATL81FID02: Cessna 150G, N3251J, Roanoke, VA, November 13, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 13, 1980
- Place: Roanoke, VA · ROANOKE, VA
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127544
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FID02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FID02

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3251J-1981-01-31), registration cancelled 1981-01-31, S/N 15065951, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Woodrum

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19801113072609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801113072609A), Nov 13, 1980: Cessna 150G, Roanoke, VA, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing caused by engine failure.

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.

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