# NTSB IAD78IA110: Cessna 310Q, N1315G, Roanoke, VA, September 17, 1978

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1978
- 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: No injuries
- Injuries: 107 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138959
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78IA110
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78IA110

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0022  78/9/17    ROANOKE,VA          BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1320                    N834                PX-  0  0100                            57, 28200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  1                            357 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROANOKE MUNICIPAL
        OPERATOR - PIEDMONT AVIATION,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROANOKE,VA                  NEWARK,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- NEAR-COLLISION.CONTROLLER DID NOT HEAR COMPLETE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0022  78/9/17    ROANOKE,VA          CESSNA 310Q         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1320                    N1315G              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0106                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROANOKE MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROANOKE,VA                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- NEAR-COLLISION.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: N1315G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310Q
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Roanoke Municipal

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: N834 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Roanoke Municipal

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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