# Accident 19780219004199A: Cessna 150E, Johnstown, NY, February 19, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1978, 00:00 local time
- Place: Johnstown, NY
- Airport: Fulco
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 43.0073° N, 74.3751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Johnstown, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0073&lon=-74.3751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2505J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2505J-1981-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150E (registry code 2071812, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,198 total, 827 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FFA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFA16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780219004199A

## Narrative

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

FUEL DRAIN LINE,P/N 0400311-1,FULL OF ICE.LINE CAPPED & DRAINED OAT 100HR/AN INSP,NO QUICK DRN

## 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 NYC78FFA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFA16), Feb 19, 1978: Cessna 150 (N2505J), Johnstown, NY, 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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