# Accident 19970615047829A: Cessna 150F, Punxsutawney, PA, June 15, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1997, 14:05 local time
- Place: Punxsutawney, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9407° N, 78.9700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9407&lon=-78.9700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8080S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8080S-1998-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150F (registry code 2071814, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970615047829A

## Narrative

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

(-16) PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED AND EXPERIENCED FUEL EXHAUSTION. FORCED LANDING ON A LOGGING ROAD, IN GASKILL TOWNSHIP, JEFFERSON COUNTY. ^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 IAD97LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA090), Jun 15, 1997: Cessna 150 (N8080S), Punxsutawney, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Pilot in command became disoriented and continued flight until fuel exhaustion. A factor to this accident is the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision by over flying several airports during…

## Other reports on N8080S (1)

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

- [Incident 19910731039629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910731039629I), Jul 31, 1991: Cessna 150F (N8080S), Pittsburgh, PA. Engine quit in flight. Unable to restart. Landed on highway. Gear and sprag housing on starter failed.

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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