ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289836
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| Date: | Sunday 4 August 2013 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150D |
| Owner/operator: | Us Flight Academy International Inc |
| Registration: | N4281U |
| MSN: | 15060281 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5710 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental 0-200 Series |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hermleigh, Texas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Abilene Regional Airport, TX (ABI/KABI) |
| Big Spring-Webb AFB, TX (BGS/KBPG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he held a helicopter rating and he was receiving flight instruction to add an airplane single engine land rating to his private pilot certificate. He was on a solo cross country flight and had been inflight for about three hours when he became disoriented and was unable to find an airport. Because of his low fuel situation the pilot elected to make a precautionary off field landing to an unpaved road. After touchdown, directional control was lost and the airplane impacted an embankment on the side of the road resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper positional awareness, which resulted in an off airport landing and impact with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN13CA485
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 18:48 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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