# Incident 19890724041039I: Cessna 152, Morgantown, WV, July 24, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1989, 14:00 local time
- Place: Morgantown, WV
- Airport: Morgantown Municipal-Walter L Bill
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6375° N, 79.9469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgantown, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6375&lon=-79.9469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69FT-2010-01-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 415 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890724041039I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH. UNABLE TO CONTACT ATC. LANDED ON CLOSED RUNWAY. MAGNETO WAS SHORTED.

## Other reports on N69FT (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19831231073549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831231073549I), Dec 31, 1983: Cessna 152 (N69FT), Leesburg, VA, Minor damage. Engine malfunction on initial climbout. Found water and fine dirt particles in strainer and fuselage belly drain.

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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