Undetermined · NTSB ERA12FAMS2
CESSNA 150F — Atlantic Ocean, AO
| Date | June 8, 2012 |
| Location | Atlantic Ocean, AO |
| Aircraft | CESSNA 150F |
| Purpose of flight | Personal |
| Conditions | Day · Visual Meteorological Cond |
| Phase / occurrence | Unknown Missing aircraft |
| Pilot age | 77 |
| Pilot total time | 758 hrs · Building experience |
| Time in type | Unknown |
| Fatalities | 1 |
Probable cause
Undetermined (airplane and pilot missing).
NTSB findings
- Not determined-Not determined-(general)-(general)-Unknown/Not determined - C
What happened
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.