# Incident 20150129000989I: Cessna 150M, West Milford, NJ, January 29, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 2015, 12:50 local time
- Place: West Milford, NJ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1312° N, 74.3674° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Milford, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1312&lon=-74.3674&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704HQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704HQ-2025-12-09) (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 150M
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 258 total, 32 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150129000989I

## Narrative

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

ON 1/29/2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 1250 LOCAL, N704HQ, A CESSNA C150M AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS WHILE ENROUTE FROM MGJ TO N07. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON STATE ROUTE 23 IN WEST MILFORD, NJ. THE OUTBOARD, FORWARD EDGE OF THE RIGHT-HAND WING MADE CONTACT WITH A TREE DURING THE LANDING, WITHOUT RECEIVING ANY STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. FROZEN WATER AND CONTAMINATES WERE DRAINED FROM THE FUEL QUICK DRAIN VALVE, ADJACENT TO THE FUEL SHUT-OFF VALVE. SUBSEQUENT RUNNING OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE COULD BE STARTED, BUT WOULD NOT CONTINUE TO RUN WHEN THE THROTTLE IS ADVANCED TO FULL POWER. AFTER THE ENGINE QUITS, IT CAN BE RESTARTED WITH NO ISSUES, BUT AGAIN WILL NOT REMAIN RUNNING WITH THROTTLE ADVANCEMENT. THIS REPORT MAY BE AMENDED IN THE FUTURE IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

## Other reports on N704HQ (1)

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

- [Accident 20211104020799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211104020799A), Nov 4, 2021: Cessna 150M (N704HQ), Margarettsville, NC, Substantial damage. Pilot of N704HQ was on approach on a flight from st augustine, FL (ksgj) to emporium, NC (kemv). At 1600' MSL the engine lost power and the pilot aimed towards…

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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