ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364010
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 February 1992 |
| Time: | 20:19 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172F |
| Owner/operator: | Cac, Inc. |
| Registration: | N5499R |
| MSN: | 17253069 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3656 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-300D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mc Alester, OK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Paris, TX (KPRX) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A DAYTIME STUDENT PILOT SOLO CROSS COUNTRY, THE PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED, FLEW ALONG A HIGHWAY, AND EVENTUALLY REQUESTED AND RECEIVED VECTORS TO THE AIRPORT. DURING THE VFR APPROACH THE AIRPLANE WAS TOO HIGH AND AS THE PILOT INITIATED THE GO AROUND THERE WAS A TOTAL POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE TERRAIN NOSE DOWN AND THEN WENT INVERTED.
Probable Cause: INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR WAS A TOTAL POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW92LA074
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2024 08:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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