- Date
- December 25, 1976
- Place
- Philipsburg, PA · PHILIPSBURG, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3788JCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761225038779A
- Case key
- 156205
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3704 76/12/25 PHILIPSBURG,PA CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 182 TIME - 1146 N3788J PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 131 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MID STATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ALLENTOWN,PA PHILIPSBURG,PA STATE COLLEGE,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- RAN OUT OF FUEL,STRUCK TREES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GLIDE TO FROZEN LAKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3788J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mid State
N3788JRegistration cancelled Jul 21, 2011 · Cessna 150GAirframe modelCessna 150GEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.