# NTSB NYC78FHJ06: Cessna 150, N5918J, Islip, NY, February 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 8, 1978
- Place: Islip, NY · ISLIP, NY
- Location: 40.7303° N, 73.2161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Islip, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7303&lon=-73.2161&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143145
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FHJ06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHJ06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0376   78/2/8    ISLIP,NY            CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0940                    N5918J              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 51, 2074 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            102 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MACARTHUR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARMINGDALE,NY              ISLIP,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PIC RPTD AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5918J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5918J), registered now, S/N A1500218 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna A150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150k) (registry code 2071824) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Macarthur

## Other investigations on N5918J (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 MKC72FER55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FER55), Apr 15, 1972: Cessna 150K (N5918J), Osseo, MN, 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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