# Accident 19841223068399A: Cessna 150J, Moundsville, WV, December 23, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1984, 17:45 local time
- Place: Moundsville, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9204° N, 80.7410° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9204&lon=-80.7410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60209, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60209-2013-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841223068399A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE FAILURE (.4)THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED WITH BOTH FUEL TANKS INDICATING SLIGHTLY OVER 1/4 FULL. 2.3 HRS LATER THE POWER LOSS OCCURRED IN A DESCENT TO THE DEST ARPT. THE OPERATOR DRAINED ABOUT 15 OUNCES OF FUEL FROM THE ACFT AND OBSERVED NO FUEL SPILLAGE AT THE SITE. TOUCHDOWN AIRSPEED WAS EXCESSIVE IN THE FLAPS-UP FORCED LNG AND THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING THE ROLL OUT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 ATL85LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA064), Dec 23, 1984: Cessna 150 (N60209), Moundsville, WV, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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