Event BFO88LA027

1988-03-21 FAIRMONT, West Virginia, United States Airport · 4G7 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N6763G

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 150L

Engine

CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19701207

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A8F4CA

Registrant of record

VARNER DAVID L

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N6763G Cessna 150L None

Factual narrative

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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_BFO88LA027.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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