ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 376821
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| Date: | Saturday 6 July 1985 |
| Time: | 11:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | R.a. Bridgford, Inc. |
| Registration: | N94295 |
| MSN: | |
| Total airframe hrs: | 800 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-360-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fall River Mill, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT PLT, ON HER FIRST SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLT, DEPARTED FOR A PLANNED 97 NM, 67 MIN TRIP. WHILE ENROUTE, THE WINDS ALOFT INCREASED IN VELOCITY AND THE STUDENT FAILED TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR THE DRIFT. THE STUDENT BECAME LOST, & AFTER FLYING FOR NEARLY 2 HOURS & PROCEEDING 75 NM NORTH OF HER PLANNED DESTINATION, THE PLT ATTEMPTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE FIRST LDG ATTEMPT WAS ABORTED & DURING THE GO-AROUND THE ACFT STALLED, DESCENDED, COLLIDED WITH A BERM & NOSED OVER.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX85LA307
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 29-Mar-2024 20:10 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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