# NTSB NYC80FHA15: Cessna 150, N18016, Newton, NJ, June 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1980
- Place: Newton, NJ · NEWTON, NJ
- Location: 41.0515° N, 74.7533° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newton, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0515&lon=-74.7533&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131291
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FHA15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHA15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0837  80/6/12    NEWTON,NJ           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 52, 127
        TIME - 2010                    N18016              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWTON,NJ                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18016](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18016-1983-05-14), registration cancelled 1983-05-14, S/N 15073733 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Newton

## 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 19800612019489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800612019489A), Jun 12, 1980: Cessna 150L, Newton, NJ, Substantial damage. Student aborted takeoff due to rough engine. Put airplane back on runway and lost control. Found stuck valves.

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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