# Accident 20100910046219A: Cessna 150, Fayetteville, WV, September 10, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2010, 13:15 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, WV
- Airport: Fayette Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0228° N, 81.1186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0228&lon=-81.1186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7922E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7922E-2011-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150 (registry code 2071802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 21,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA475](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA475) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100910046219A

## Narrative

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

FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WV59): N7922E, A C150, WHILE DEPARTING FROM THE FAYETTE AIRPORT, LOST POWER AND CRASHED INTO TREES. THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES RESPONDED AND THE 2 OCCUPANTS WERE TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES WHILE THE STUDENT SUSTAINED MORE SERIOUS BUT NOT LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.

## 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 ERA10LA475](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA475), Sep 10, 2010: Cessna 150 (N7922E), Fayetteville, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the failure of the left magneto system’s distributor gear as a result of the improper maintenance of the magnetos by maintenance personnel.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.