NYC79FHM23

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Fairfield, NJ · September 19, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 19, 1979
Place
Fairfield, NJ · FAIRFIELD, NJ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N45381Cessna 150
Status
Completed · report November 16, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790919024959A
Case key
133228

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3563  79/9/19    FAIRFIELD,NJ        CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1025                    N45381              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      35, 5089 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3030 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ESSEX COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRFIELD,NJ                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N45381
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Essex County

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.