# Accident 19780118000279A: Cessna A150K, Teterboro, NJ, January 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1978
- Place: Teterboro, NJ
- Airport: Terterboro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 40.8546° N, 74.0596° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Teterboro, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8546&lon=-74.0596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8266F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8266F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 244 total, 215 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FHM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHM03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780118000279A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS HAND PROPPING A/C,CONTROLS UNATTENDED,PA28-N40735 MINORC-N2627W & BE35-N91385,SUBST.

## 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 NYC78FHM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHM03), Jan 18, 1978: Cessna 150F (N8266F), Teterboro, 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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