# Accident 19970402047199A: Cessna 150G, Moontownship, PA, April 2, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1997, 14:15 local time
- Place: Moontownship, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5099° N, 80.1593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5099&lon=-80.1593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3616J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3616J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150G (registry code 2071816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970402047199A

## Narrative

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

(-16) STUDENT PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED ON CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE PILOT LANDED IN A FARM FIELD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 IAD97LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA056), Apr 2, 1997: Cessna 150 (N3616J), Pittsburgh, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot inadvertently became lost/disoriented during a cross-country flight, and failed to use his radio for assistance, which led to fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, and a forced…

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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