# NTSB NYC75DHA21: Cessna 150, N5459Q, Readington, NJ, November 2, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 2, 1974
- Place: Readington, NJ · READINGTON, NJ
- Location: 40.5687° N, 74.7377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Readington, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5687&lon=-74.7377&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 31, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143002
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75DHA21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DHA21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3707   74/11/2   READINGTON,NJ       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 51, 44 TOTAL
        TIME - 1305                    N5459Q              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOLBERG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORRISTOWN,NJ               READINGTON,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- HIT BUMP IN SOD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5459Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5459Q), registered now, S/N 15073359, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Solberg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19741102036599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741102036599A), Nov 2, 1974: Cessna 150L, Readington, PA, Substantial damage. Hit bump in sod.

## Other investigations on N5459Q (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 NYC78FHM28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHM28), Sep 10, 1978: Cessna 150 (N5459Q), West Milford, NJ, substantial damage

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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