# Accident 19960125001049A: Cessna 150M, Readington, NJ, January 25, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1996, 13:20 local time
- Place: Readington, NJ
- Airport: Solberg-Hunterdon Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5828° N, 74.7367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOLBERG/HUNTERDON (N51), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5828&lon=-74.7367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9153U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9153U-1998-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 46 total, 46 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960125001049A

## Narrative

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

FIRST CROSS COUNTRY. TRIED LAND UNAUTHERIZED N51 DUE BODY NEEDS. DRIFTED IN CROSSWIND. BEGAN GO AROUND. NOSED OVER.

## 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 NYC96LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA055), Jan 25, 1996: Cessna 150M (N9153U), Readington, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's unapproved landing at a second destination during his first solo cross-country, and his inadequate compensation for a cross wind, which resulted in the airplane veering off of the…

## Other reports on N9153U (2)

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

- [Incident 19920321011479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920321011479I), Mar 21, 1992: Cessna 150M (N9153U), Lumberton, NJ. On base leg pilot unable to get power increase from engine. Elected to land in field. Suspect carburetor icing.
- [Incident 19841107066939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841107066939I), Nov 7, 1984: Cessna 150M (N9153U), North Stoningto, CT. Student exhausted fuel after 50 minutes flying time.

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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