# NTSB NYC77FGT05: Cessna 150, N3788J, Philipsburg, PA, December 25, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 25, 1976
- Place: Philipsburg, PA · PHILIPSBURG, PA
- Location: 40.8922° N, 78.2098° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philipsburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8922&lon=-78.2098&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156205
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FGT05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGT05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3704  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3788J-2011-07-21), registration cancelled 2011-07-21, S/N 15065088, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mid State

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19761225038779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761225038779A), Dec 25, 1976: Cessna 150G, Philipsburg, PA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel,struck trees while attempting to glide to frozen lake.

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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