# Accident 19790915028019A: Cessna 150, Atglen, PA, September 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1979, 13:20 local time
- Place: Atglen, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9475° N, 75.9750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atglen, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9475&lon=-75.9750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2876V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2876V-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 148 total, 104 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FGT21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGT21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790915028019A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE STOPPED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER IN SOFT FIELD ON LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 NYC79FGT21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGT21), Sep 15, 1979: Cessna 150 (N2876V), Atglen, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2876V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850717045969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850717045969I), Jul 17, 1985: Cessna 150M (N2876V), Salisbury, MD, Minor damage. Solo student taxied among runway reconstruction equipment. Struck a fuel structure with wingtip.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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