# NTSB NYC71AN004: Cessna 150, N2855S, Missing Aircraft, July 4, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1970
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127237
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71AN004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71AN004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1202   70/7/4    MISSING AIRCRAFT    CESSNA 150          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 430
        TIME - 1729                    N2855S              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 330 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARMINGDALE,NY              BLOCK ISLAND,RI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- ACFT BELIEVED TO BE IN LONG ISLAND SOUND. PLT AND PAX BODIES RECOVERED. PLT TRANS OUT OF FUEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2855S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2855S-1971-08-20), registration cancelled 1971-08-20, S/N 15066755 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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.

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