# NTSB NYC78FA047: Cessna 150, N18669, Mantoloking, NJ, May 2, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1978
- Place: Mantoloking, NJ · MANTOLOKING, NJ
- Location: 40.0571° N, 74.0473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mantoloking, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0571&lon=-74.0473&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 3, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142127
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FA047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2423   78/5/2    MANTOLOKING,NJ      CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 84 TOTAL
        TIME - 1942                    N18669              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRFIELD,NJ                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PIC WAS OBSERVED DOING CHANDELLE TYPE MANEUVERS AT 200-500 FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18669](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18669-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 15074029 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19780502034319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780502034319A), May 2, 1978: Cessna A150K, Mantoloking, NJ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. PIC was observed doing chandelle type maneuvers at 200-500 ft AGL

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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