# NTSB NYC82FHD02: Cessna 150H, N23402, Manahawkin, NJ, October 19, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1981
- Place: Manahawkin, NJ · MANAHAWKIN, NJ
- Location: 39.6899° N, 74.2427° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manahawkin, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6899&lon=-74.2427&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122596
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82FHD02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FHD02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3425  81/10/19   MANAHAWKIN,NJ       CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1235                    N23402              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 23, 958 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            430 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANAHAWKIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANAHAWKIN,NJ               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23402](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23402-1982-02-03), registration cancelled 1982-02-03, S/N 15068932, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Manahawkin

## 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 19811019068289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811019068289A), Oct 19, 1981: Cessna 150H, Manahawkin, NJ, Destroyed. Flight instructor took control for goaround and aircraft struck wires and crashed into trees.

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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