# Accident 19780215002019A: Cessna 152, Fairfield, NJ, February 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1978
- Place: Fairfield, NJ
- Airport: Essex Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.8752° N, 74.2814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESSEX COUNTY (CDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8752&lon=-74.2814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24761, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24761-1981-12-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17 total, 17 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78DHM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DHM09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780215002019A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 NYC78DHM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DHM09), Feb 15, 1978: Cessna 152 (N24761), Fairfield, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N24761 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800210002159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800210002159A), Feb 10, 1980: Cessna 152 (N24761), Picatinny Arsen, NJ, Destroyed. Engine failed due to fuel exhaustion.

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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