# NTSB Accident IAD96LA076
> **Cessna 150** · 1996-05-10 · WELCH, WV, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD96LA076
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05790
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-05-10
- **Location:** WELCH, WV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.36026, -81.10073
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 150
- **Registration:** N6303S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to alcohol which led to his failure to maintain sufficient altitude to clear obstacles. A factor was his intentional buzzing.

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