# NTSB NYC80FHM06: Cessna 150, N50741, Teaneck, NJ, December 29, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 29, 1979
- Place: Teaneck, NJ · TEANECK, NJ
- Location: 40.8976° N, 74.0160° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Teaneck, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8976&lon=-74.0160&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132049
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FHM06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHM06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3569  79/12/29   TEANECK,NJ          CESSNA 150          CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 1338                    N50741              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GROTON CT                   CALDWELL,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50741](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50741-2014-10-14), registration cancelled 2014-10-14, S/N 15069522, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19791229035739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791229035739A), Dec 29, 1979: Cessna 150, Teaneck, NJ, Destroyed. Engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. Student pilot made downwind landing in parking lot. Hit parked cars.

## Other investigations on N50741 (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 NYC72DHD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DHD06), Aug 31, 1971: Cessna 150 (N50741), Wildwood, 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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