ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357899
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 December 1995 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150M |
| Owner/operator: | Farley Air Inc. |
| Registration: | N66172 |
| MSN: | 15075893 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8851 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Quartzsite, AZ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Tucson, AZ (KRYN) |
| Blythe, CA (KBLH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was on his solo long cross-country flight and became concerned when the aircraft's fuel quantity reached the 1/4 level. He observed a private airport and elected to make a precautionary landing. The aircraft landed to the south on the 2,000-foot-long dirt airstrip and touched down about 500 feet beyond the threshold. It then veered off the 75-foot-wide runway to the left, struck a 3-foot-high dirt pile and a small tree, and nosed over. The aircraft came to rest inverted on the east side of the runway, about 800 feet from the threshold. The surface wind at the nearest weather reporting point, 28 miles southwest, was from 010 degrees at 9 knots, however, the pilot reported the surface wind calm at the accident location.
Probable Cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX96LA081
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2024 07:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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