# Accident 19780910032671A: Cessna A150K, West Milford, NJ, September 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1978
- Place: West Milford, NJ
- Airport: Greenwood Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Location: 41.1284° N, 74.3465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREENWOOD LAKE (4N1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1284&lon=-74.3465&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5459Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5459Q) (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 A150K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 292 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FHM28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHM28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780910032671A

## Narrative

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

ACFT TAXIED FM HOLD LINE ON TAXIWAY FORWARD WITHIN RUNWAY ENVIRON.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N92128, Piper L4B: [Accident 19780910032672A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780910032672A)

## 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 NYC78FHM28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHM28), Sep 10, 1978: Cessna 150 (N5459Q), West Milford, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5459Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19741102036599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741102036599A), Nov 2, 1974: Cessna 150L (N5459Q), Readington, PA, Substantial damage. Hit bump in sod.

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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