# Accident 19930515013839A: Cessna 150L, Fairmont, WV, May 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1993, 19:00 local time
- Place: Fairmont, WV
- Airport: Fairmont Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4769° N, 80.1491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairmont, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4769&lon=-80.1491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16224, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16224-2000-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 864 total, 577 in this make and model, 207 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930515013839A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT FROM TOUCH AND GO. HIT GUARD RAIL LANDING ON HIGHWAY. FIVE GALLONS FUEL ON BOARD, UNUSABLE.

## 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 BFO93LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA088), May 15, 1993: Cessna 150L (N16224), Fairmont, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOTS TO PROPERLY CLEAR THE ENGINE DURING THE APPROACH.

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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