# NTSB NYC77FHD03: Cessna 150M, N7986U, Waterford, NJ, October 22, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1976
- Place: Waterford, NJ · WATERFORD, NJ
- Location: 39.7415° N, 74.8207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Township of Waterford, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7415&lon=-74.8207&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 10, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149709
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FHD03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHD03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4088  76/10/22   WATERFORD,NJ        CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 169
        TIME - 0915                    N7986U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 116 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KETTLE RUN,NJ               HAMMONTON,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LOST POWER AT 1500 FT DUE TO BROKEN ROCKER ARM NR 4 CYL.COLLIDED WITH TREES ON FORCED LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7986U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7986U-2013-05-13), registration cancelled 2013-05-13, S/N 15077875, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (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

## 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 19761022033399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761022033399A), Oct 22, 1976: Cessna 150M, Waterford, NJ, Substantial damage. Lost power at 1500 ft due to broken rocker arm nr 4 cyl. Collided with trees on forced landing.

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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