# Accident 19970806047029A: Cessna A150L, Waynesburg, PA, August 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1997, 19:30 local time
- Place: Waynesburg, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8900° N, 80.1795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8900&lon=-80.1795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23JR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23JR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A150L (registry code 2071828, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A150L
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970806047029A

## Narrative

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

(-16) NO NARRATIVE GIVEN.

## 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 NYC97LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA161), Aug 6, 1997: Cessna A150L (N23JR), Waynesburg, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight by failing to ensure there was adequate fuel on board, which resulted in fuel exhaustion during takeoff.

## Other reports on N23JR (1)

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

- [Accident 19781217042089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781217042089A), Dec 17, 1978: Cessna A150L (N23JR), Mendota, IL, Substantial damage. Ry surface ice packed covered with snow.

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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