ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352578
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| Date: | Friday 29 October 1999 |
| Time: | 11:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Comair Aviation Academy |
| Registration: | N757YQ |
| MSN: | 15280113 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 14281 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gainesville, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Sanford, FL (KSFB) |
| Melbourne, FL (KMLB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was conducting his first solo cross-country flight, and was en route to his first destination airport. While approaching the airport, he was unable to make contact with the tower and decided that he was lost. He attempted to return to the original departure airport, but continued to be disoriented. The airplane was low on fuel and the propeller began to lose normal revolution. He located a field on which to perform a precautionary landing. During landing rollout, the airplane collided with two barbwire fences. According to the aircraft performance data, the airplane consumes approximately 6 gallons of fuel per hour. The student pilot departed with approximately 26 gallons of fuel (24.5 gallons useable) and flew for approximately 3.5 hours. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the pilot.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's in-flight decision that resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion after he became lost and disoriented. A factor was the two fences.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL00LA006
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2024 08:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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