Cessna 150F accident near Atlantic Ocean, AO, June 8, 2012
On June 8, 2012 at about 9:10 pm local time, a Cessna 150F, registered N8281S, was substantially damaged in an accident near Atlantic Ocean, AO. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
Undetermined (airplane and pilot missing).
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 8, 2012 · about 9:10 pm local time · cases in 2012
- Place
- Atlantic Ocean, AO · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150F · all 150Fs on the register
- Registration
- N8281S · no longer on the register · serial 15061881
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
After taking off from an airport in Pennsylvania, the airplane flew an easterly heading for 172 nautical miles until radar contact was lost over the Atlantic Ocean. A family member reported the airplane missing the following morning, and a Federal Aviation Administration Alert Notice (ALNOT) was issued at that time. A search was conducted by the Civil Air Patrol and the U.S. Coast Guard, but the airplane was not located. At the time of this writing, the location of the airplane and the condition of the pilot are not known.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Unknown or undetermined during unknown defining event
- Missing aircraft during unknown
The NTSB's findings
- cause Not determined › Not determined › (general) › (general) › Unknown/Not determined
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 758 hours in all; 2 in the last 90 days; 1 in the last 30 days
- Last flight review: April 26, 2011
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: unk
- Injury: fatal
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,392 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 30, 2011; 11 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Cont Motor O-200-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: P91 Germansville PA at 7:05 pm
- Destination: Unknown
- Flight plan: none
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 205° at 6 knots, gusting 7
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 64°F (18°C), dew point 61°F (16°C)
- Altimeter: 29.85 inHg
- Observation at 8:50 pm from LLNR
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
10 documents, released by the NTSB on October 5, 2012. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Missing Aircraft Alert Notice | PDF, 6 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Cessna 150 - Three View Drawing | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 3 | Memorandum of Record: Pilot's Daughter | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 4 | Memorandum of Record: No Flight Services Provided | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 5 | N8281S radar Track | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 6 | Weather Satellite Images | PDF, 3 pages | View Download |
| 7 | Noaa Buoy Data Station 44025 | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 8 | Airframe Maintenance Log Excerpt | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 9 | Engine Maintenance Log Excerpt | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 10 | Pilot Logbook Excerpts | PDF, 6 pages | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N8281S: not on the register today · the record of its deregistration
- Cessna 150 7,994 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Cessna 72,685 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Cont Motor O-200-A 296 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Flying M Aerodrome · departed from
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/ERA12FAMS2.json.
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