# NTSB NYC79FA079: Cessna 150, N8481J, Pennington, NJ, September 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1979
- Place: Pennington, NJ · PENNINGTON, NJ
- Location: 40.3249° N, 74.7888° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pennington, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3249&lon=-74.7888&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132864
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FA079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA079-132864

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4007  79/9/13    PENNINGTON,NJ       CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             STUDENT, AGE 27, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1115                    N8481J              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TWIN PINES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PENNINGTON,NJ               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- STUDENT PLT'S LICENSE WAS NOT ENDORSED.NO RECORD OF FLT TIME FND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8481J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8481J-1981-12-18), registration cancelled 1981-12-18, S/N 15066381 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Twin Pines

## 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 19790913043389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790913043389A), Sep 13, 1979: Cessna 150G, Pennington, NJ, No damage, 1 fatal

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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