# Accident 19780401012419A: Cessna A150K, Ronkonkoma, NY, April 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1978
- Place: Ronkonkoma, NY
- Airport: Islip-Macarthur
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 40.8035° N, 73.1245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ronkonkoma, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8035&lon=-73.1245&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50847, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50847-1982-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 343 total, 343 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780401012419A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS.

## 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 NYC78FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA039), Apr 1, 1978: Cessna 150J (N50847), Ronkonkoma, NY, destroyed

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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