# NTSB NYC76AN008: Cessna 150L, N11215, Florham Park, NJ, July 17, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1975
- Place: Florham Park, NJ · FLORHAM PARK, NJ
- Location: 40.7760° N, 74.3943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Florham Park, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7760&lon=-74.3943&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 22, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150301
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76AN008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2108  75/7/17    FLORHAM PARK,NJ     CESSNA 150L         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 143
        TIME - 1722                    N11215              PX-  1  0  0  POLICE PATROL             TOTAL HOURS, 83 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORRISTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORRISTOWN,NJ               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    3500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      85
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- POLICE PHOTO-SURVEILLANCE MISSION.OBSERVED IN NOSE HIGH SLOW FLIGHT PRIOR TO ACCIDENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11215](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11215-1975-09-18), registration cancelled 1975-09-18, S/N 15075259, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Morristown

## 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 19750717024069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750717024069A), Jul 17, 1975: Cessna A150K, Florham Park, NJ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Police photo-surveillance mission. Observed in nose high slow flight prior to accident.

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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