ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360679
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Date: | Wednesday 23 March 1994 |
Time: | 18:20 LT |
Type: | Cessna 152 |
Owner/operator: | Richmor Aviation, Inc. |
Registration: | N6460L |
MSN: | 15284410 |
Total airframe hrs: | 5996 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Amherst, MA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Manchester, NH |
Destination airport: | Schenectady, NY (SCH |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. HE REPORTED THAT HE 'BECAME LOST.' HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HIS POSITION, AND HE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN CONTACTING ATC FOR ASSISTANCE. WHEN THE AIRPLANE FUEL SUPPLY BECAME LOW, HE INITIATED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE NOSE WHEEL ENCOUNTERED SOFT TERRAIN, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.
Probable Cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S INADVERTENTLY BECOMING LOST, AND THE SUBSEQUENT PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH SOFT TERRAIN AND NOSE OVER.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | NYC94LA071 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 8 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB NYC94LA071
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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