# NTSB NYC67D0290: Cessna 150, N3853J, Long Valley, NJ, September 27, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1966
- Place: Long Valley, NJ · LONG VALLEY, NJ
- Location: 40.7816° N, 74.7768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Valley, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7816&lon=-74.7768&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121232
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0290
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0290

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2785  66/9/27    LONG VALLEY NJ      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 5000
        TIME - 2110                    N3853J              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 1400 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PILOT PERFORMED EVASIVE MANEUVER TO PREVENT COLLISION WITH MOUNTAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3853J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3853J-1970-07-02), registration cancelled 1970-07-02, S/N 15065153 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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.

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