# Accident 19761022033399A: Cessna 150M, Waterford, NJ, October 22, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1976
- Place: Waterford, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.7415° N, 74.8207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Township of Waterford, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7415&lon=-74.8207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7986U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7986U-2013-05-13) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 169 total, 116 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FHD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHD03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761022033399A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER AT 1500 FT DUE TO BROKEN ROCKER ARM NR 4 CYL.COLLIDED WITH TREES ON FORCED LANDING.

## 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 NYC77FHD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHD03), Oct 22, 1976: Cessna 150M (N7986U), Waterford, NJ, 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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