# NTSB NYC77FHM10: Cessna 150M, N9371U, Matawan, NJ, February 10, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1977
- Place: Matawan, NJ · MATAWAN, NJ
- Location: 40.4110° N, 74.2365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Matawan, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4110&lon=-74.2365&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157423
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FHM10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHM10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0214  77/2/10    MATAWAN,NJ          CESSNA 150M         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 44 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N9371U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRESTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAMMONTON,NJ                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PLT LANDED DOWNWIND.STRUCK RAILROAD TRACK BEYOND RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9371U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9371U-1978-10-16), registration cancelled 1978-10-16, S/N 150 78320 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Preston

## 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 19770210001929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770210001929A), Feb 10, 1977: Cessna 150M, Matawan, NJ, Substantial damage. Plt landed downwind. Struck railroad track beyond rwy.

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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