# NTSB NYC78FHA35: Cessna 150, N63615, Rock Hill, NJ, September 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1978
- Place: Rock Hill, NJ · ROCK HILL, NJ
- Location: 40.4003° N, 74.6389° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rocky Hill, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4003&lon=-74.6389&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139790
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FHA35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHA35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2960  78/9/20    ROCK HILL,NJ        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 16, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 1545                    N63615              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRINCETON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCK HILL,NJ                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N63615](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63615-1999-07-21), registration cancelled 1999-07-21, S/N 15077430 (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: Princeton

## 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 19780920029889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780920029889A), Sep 20, 1978: Cessna A150K, Rock Hill, NJ, 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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