# Accident 19800526022679A: Cessna 150, West Milford, NJ, May 26, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1980, 10:25 local time
- Place: West Milford, NJ
- Airport: Greenwood Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N28135 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 293 total, 293 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FHM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHM18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800526022679A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY DURING LEVEL OFF. LANDED IN ROCKY GROUND ADJACENT TO RUNWAY. STRONG, GUSTY CROSSWIND.

## 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 NYC80FHM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHM18), May 26, 1980: Cessna 150 (N28135), West Milford, NJ, 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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