# Accident 19960921029149A: Cessna 150G, Templeton, MA, September 21, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1996, 19:35 local time
- Place: Templeton, MA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5556° N, 72.0676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Templeton, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5556&lon=-72.0676&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2607J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2607J-1997-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960921029149A

## Narrative

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

CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO DARK. LOW FUEL UNABLE FIND GDM. FUEL DEPLETED. STALLED INTO TREES. NO NIGHT CHECKOUT.

## 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 IAD96LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA150), Sep 21, 1996: Cessna 150G (N2607J), Templeton, MA, destroyed. Probable cause: the student pilot's improper in-flight decision to continued the cross-country flight into night conditions, and his inability to find the destination (or an alternate airport) in a timely manner,…

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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