# NTSB NYC82FGM05: Cessna 150G, N8305J, West Middlesex, PA, November 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1981
- Place: West Middlesex, PA · WEST MIDDLESEX, PA
- Location: 41.1742° N, 80.4555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Middlesex, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1742&lon=-80.4555&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123005
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82FGM05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FGM05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3079  81/11/14   WEST MIDDLESEX,PA   CESSNA 150G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 350
        TIME - 1530                    N8305J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 201 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST MIDDLESEX
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHARON,PA                   YOUNGSTOWN,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- UN TO STOP ON RWY AFT LNDG WO FLAPS.CESSNA 150,N6970S,SUBSTANTIAL DMG.FUNK B85C,N1634N,MINOR DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8305J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8305J-1982-10-08), registration cancelled 1982-10-08, S/N 15066205 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: West Middlesex

## 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 19811114074929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811114074929A), Nov 14, 1981: Cessna 150G, West Middlesex, PA, Substantial damage. Aircraft overshot runway and crashed during emergency landing after engine quit from fuel contamination.

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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