# NTSB NYC85LA223: Cessna 150G, N2901S, Reading, PA, August 27, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 27, 1985, 12:40 local (16:40 UTC)
- Place: Reading, PA
- Location: 40.3392° N, 75.9263° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reading, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3392&lon=-75.9263&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35955
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC85LA223
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35955/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA223

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, descent - normal
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - fuel supply - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - object - fence (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DURING A DESCENT FOR LANDING, THE ENG LOST POWER & THE PLT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A GRASS FIELD. HOWEVER, THE GRASS WAS DAMP & THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE ACFT BEFORE IT HIT A CYCLONE FENCE. ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL TOWNSHIP POLICE, THE PLT STATED THE ACFT RAN OUT OF FUEL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2901S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2901S-1988-04-08), registration cancelled 1988-04-08, S/N 15066801 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150G
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15066801
- Airframe hours: 2124
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Irving N. Eisenstein
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, August 9, 1985, 19 hours before
- Departed: 22V, ZANESVILLE, OH
- Destination: PTW, POTTSTOWN, PA
- Flight plan: VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 48; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 137 total, 137 in this make and model, 65 as pilot in command, 45 in the last 90 days, 19 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 280° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F

## 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 19850827041679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850827041679A), Aug 27, 1985: Cessna 150G, Pottstown, PA, Destroyed. Engine ran rough followed by loss of power. Ran through a fence during landing. Fuel exhaustion suspected.

## Other investigations on N2901S (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 NYC68D0263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0263), Oct 21, 1967: Cessna 150 (N2901S), Toms River, NJ, substantial damage

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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