# Incident 19780717048549I: Cessna 150L, Ellenville, NY, July 17, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1978, 13:30 local time
- Place: Ellenville, NY
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7047° N, 74.3622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ellenville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7047&lon=-74.3622&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18678, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18678) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 88 total, 70 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/19780717048549I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REDUCED POWER AND LANDED DUE TO LOSS OF OIL PRESSUE. HAD LOST OIL THROUGH THE "QUICK DRAIN".

## Other reports on N18678 (1)

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

- [Accident 19730513012019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730513012019A), May 13, 1973: Cessna A150K (N18678), Northamton, MA, Substantial damage. Rolled onto grass,wheelbarrowed,nose wheel dug in.

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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