# Accident 19790511014209A: Cessna 150, Fairfield, NJ, May 11, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1979, 11:25 local time
- Place: Fairfield, NJ
- Airport: Essex
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N66781, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66781) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 44 total, 40 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FHM19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHM19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790511014209A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING, NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED.

## 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 NYC79FHM19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHM19), May 11, 1979: Cessna 150 (N66781), Fairfield, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N66781 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780401008229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780401008229I), Apr 1, 1978: Cessna 150 (N66781), Montvale, NJ, Minor damage. Forced landing after running out of fuel. No 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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