# NTSB NYC78FA087: Cessna 150, N704QG, Dover, NJ, September 3, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1978
- Place: Dover, NJ · DOVER, NJ
- Location: 40.8856° N, 74.5592° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dover, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8856&lon=-74.5592&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 2020
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139264
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FA087
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA087

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3244   78/9/3    DOVER,NJ            CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1628                    N704QG              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRFIELD,NJ                FAIRFIELD,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTING FLIGHT MANEUVERS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N704QG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704QG-1981-12-18), registration cancelled 1981-12-18, S/N 15078785 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (registry code 2071830) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Essex County

## 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 19780903036829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780903036829A), Sep 3, 1978: Cessna A150K, Dover, NJ, Substantial damage. Student pilot was practing flight maneuvers.

## Other investigations on N704QG (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 NYC77FFA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FFA17), Mar 19, 1977: Cessna 150 (N704QG), Monticello, NY, 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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