# NTSB NYC78FGT03: Cessna 150K, N5915J, Bloomsburg, PA, February 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 11, 1978
- Place: Bloomsburg, PA · BLOOMSBURG, PA
- Location: 41.0027° N, 76.4566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bloomsburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0027&lon=-76.4566&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143208
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FGT03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGT03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0319  78/2/11    BLOOMSBURG,PA       CESSNA 150K         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0940                    N5915J              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 31, 855 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            413 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLOOMBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLOOMSBURG,PA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5915J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5915J-2012-08-23), registration cancelled 2012-08-23, S/N A1500215, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Registry model: [Cessna A150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (registry code 2071824) (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
- Airport: Bloomburg

## 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 19780211001809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780211001809A), Feb 11, 1978: Cessna A150K, Bloomsburg, PA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5915J (3)

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 MIA01LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA073), Feb 6, 2001: Cessna A150K (N5915J), Cabo Rojo, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to use carburetor heat during descent resulting in loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the airplane colliding with a fence and nosing over during a forced…
- [NTSB NYC86LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA054), Dec 28, 1985: Cessna 150K (N5915J), Marlboro, NJ, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC73FCQ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCQ05), Jul 16, 1972: Cessna A150K (N5915J), Oakley, KS, 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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