# Accident 20080525835539A: Boeing A75N1, Romney, WV, May 25, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2008, 14:00 local time
- Place: Romney, WV
- Airport: Stump Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3217° N, 78.9000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3217&lon=-78.9000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46996, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46996) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1 (registry code 1380165, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Reported engine: CONT W670*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 3,300 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080525835539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER TAKING OFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRFIELD, THE AIRCRAFT GRADUALLY LOST POWER WHILE PERFORMING A LEFT HAND CLIMBING TURN.  AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO LOSE ALTITUDE, THE LOWER LEFT HAND WING STRUCK A TREE AND SHEARED OFF APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET OF THE WING TIP.  AS A RESULT OF THE TREE STRIKE, THE AIRCRAFT YAWED AND DESCENDED (WINGS LEVEL) DOWN AND EMBANKMENT INTO A WOODED AREA AND BECAME LODGED BETWEEN TWO LARGE TREES.

## 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 NYC08LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA196), May 25, 2008: Boeing A75N1 (N46996), Romney, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during takeoff due to failure of the left magneto. Contributing to the accident was unsuitable terrain to conduct a forced landing.

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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