# Accident 20100814044189A: Cessna 150A, West Liberty, KY, August 14, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2010, 19:00 local time
- Place: West Liberty, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9086° N, 83.2511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9086&lon=-83.2511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7023X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7023X-2014-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150A (registry code 2071804, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 242 total, 49 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA420](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA420) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100814044189A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 14, 2010 AT 7:00 PM (1900Z) EDT, CESSNA 150-A, N7023X, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN AFTER STALLING UPON DEPARTURE FROM THE WEST LIBERTY AIRPORT (9I3).  THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER FAR PART 91 OPERATIONS AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  OBSERVATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE AND WRECKAGE WAS CONDUCTED BY FAA INSPECTOR JOHN COX ON AUGUST 15, 2010.  THIS OFFICE HAS COODINATED WITH THE NTSB AND THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.

## 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 ERA10CA420](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA420), Aug 14, 2010: Cessna 150A (N7023X), West Liberty, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's premature turn toward trees during the initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the airplane's high gross weight and density altitude that precluded a normal takeoff and climb.

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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