# Incident 19780401008229I: Cessna 150, Montvale, NJ, April 1, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1978, 11:51 local time
- Place: Montvale, NJ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0546° N, 74.0473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montvale, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0546&lon=-74.0473&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66781, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66781) (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 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780401008229I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING AFTER RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. NO DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N66781 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790511014209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790511014209A), May 11, 1979: Cessna 150 (N66781), Fairfield, NJ, Substantial damage. Student pilot made a hard landing, nose wheel collapsed.

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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