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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Rockford, IL · July 27, 1985

Date
July 27, 1985 · 15:00 local
Place
Rockford, IL
Airport
Greater Rockford
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N67455
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI85LA329
Reported as
Cessna 152
Reported engine
Lycoming O235N2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
26 total26 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Students fuel was exhausted on solo cross country. Landed in a field where wingtip struck a tree.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENTS FUEL WAS EXHAUSTED ON SOLO CROSS COUNTRY. LANDED IN A FIELD WHERE WINGTIP STRUCK A TREE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.