# Accident 19780926031142A: Cessna A150K, Farmingdale, NY, September 26, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1978
- Place: Farmingdale, NY
- Airport: Republic
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Location: 40.7293° N, 73.4134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at REPUBLIC (FRG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7293&lon=-73.4134&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757WN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757WN-2010-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FHJ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHJ25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780926031142A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1273U, Cessna 172M: [Accident 19780926031141A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780926031141A)

## 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 NYC78FHJ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHJ25), Sep 26, 1978: Cessna 152 (N757WN), Farmingdale, NY, minor damage

## Other reports on N757WN (1)

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

- [Accident 19790610010029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790610010029A), Jun 10, 1979: Cessna 152 (N757WN), Farmington, NY, Substantial damage. Student pilot made a hard landing, collapsed the nose gear.

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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