# NTSB BFO88LA027: Cessna 150L, N6763G, Fairmont, WV, March 21, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 21, 1988, 17:35 local (22:35 UTC)
- Place: Fairmont, WV
- Location: 39.4475° N, 80.1676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRMONT MUNI-FRANKMAN FLD (4G7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4475&lon=-80.1676&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 11398
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=BFO88LA027
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/11398/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA027

## Analysis

ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT PLT, THE ACFT CRABBED TO THE LEFT JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE ACFT VEERED LEFT AND TRAVELED OFF THE RWY INTO MUDDY GRASS. DESPITE THE PLT'S USE OF BRAKES AND RIGHT RUDDER THE ACFT CONTINUED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT WHERE IT CAME TO REST ON THE NOSE AND RIGHT WING.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - downhill

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6763G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6763G), registered now, S/N 15072263 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 15072263
- Airframe hours: 2823
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Airbourne, Inc.
- Registered owner: Airbourne, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, August 20, 1987, 14 hours before
- Departed: HLG, WHEELING, WV
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: 4G7, Fairmont

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 25; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 49 total, 7 in this make and model, 10 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 300° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 37 °F, dew point 10 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: CKB, 9 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19880321007299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880321007299A), Mar 21, 1988: Cessna 150L, Fairmont, WV, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing. Veered off runway. Went down an embankment. Collided with trees and terrain.

## Other investigations on N6763G (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 CHI90LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA061), Jan 7, 1990: Cessna 150L (N6763G), Traverse City, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL.

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.

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