# Accident 19780121001499A: Cessna A150K, Williamstown, NJ, January 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1978
- Place: Williamstown, NJ
- Airport: Cross Keys
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.7055° N, 75.0330° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CROSS KEYS (17N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7055&lon=-75.0330&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6159K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6159K-1994-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,097 total, 1,450 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78DHD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DHD04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780121001499A

## Narrative

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

DURING DUAL INSTRUCTION ON LANDING,ACFT SKIDDED ON ICE,HIT SNOWBAND NOSED OVER.

## 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 NYC78DHD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DHD04), Jan 21, 1978: Cessna 150 (N6159K), Williamstown, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6159K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900702044559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900702044559I), Jul 2, 1990: Cessna 150M (N6159K), Schaumburg, IL. Engine failure. Forced landing in a field. Engine operated normally when FAA inspector arrived on the scene.

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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