# Accident 19780903036829A: Cessna A150K, Dover, NJ, September 3, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1978
- Place: Dover, NJ
- Airport: Essex Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- 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: N704QG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704QG-1981-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780903036829A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTING FLIGHT MANEUVERS.

## 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 NYC78FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA087), Sep 3, 1978: Cessna 150 (N704QG), Dover, NJ, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N704QG (1)

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

- [Accident 19770319005689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770319005689A), Mar 19, 1977: Cessna 150M (N704QG), Monticello, 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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