# Accident 20170521018959A: Cessna 150J, Warensville, WV, May 21, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2017, 14:30 local time
- Place: Warensville, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0397° N, 78.5558° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0397&lon=-78.5558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60579, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60579-2018-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150J (registry code 2071820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 26,000 total, 75 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA306) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170521018959A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE DELIVERING AN AIRCRAFT AFTER PURCHASING IT. WEATHER WAS DETERIORATING.  AIRCRAFT FAILED TO CLEAR MOUNTAIN TOP. WEATHER WAS OVC:08 24 VIS 10.00 TEMP 61 DEGREES (F) DEWPOINT 52 DEGREES (F) WIND 6 MPH @ 110 DEGREES.

## 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 GAA17CA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA306), May 21, 2017: Cessna 150 (N60579), Zepp, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to the formation of carburetor icing, which resulted from the student pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat and the flight instructor’s delayed response in…

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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