# Incident 19781203021959I: Cessna 150M, Millville, NJ, December 3, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1978, 11:13 local time
- Place: Millville, NJ
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4021° N, 75.0393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Millville, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4021&lon=-75.0393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66391, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66391-1990-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 43 total, 41 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/19781203021959I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE WHEEL. BENT STRUTS, NOSE GEAR STRUT AND PROP TIPS.

## Other reports on N66391 (1)

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

- [Incident 19890114005389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890114005389I), Jan 14, 1989: Cessna 150M (N66391), Indian Mills, NJ, Minor damage. Engine failed on local instructional flight. Forced landing in a field. Hit a fence. Engine failure undetermined.

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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