19951226043609A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 150M · Quartzsite, AZ · December 26, 1995

Date
December 26, 1995 · 14:30 local
Place
Quartzsite, AZ
Airport
Ora Acres Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
YFEV
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N66172
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX96LA081
Reported as
Cessna 150M
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
49 total49 in this make and model49 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Solo cross country student became alarmed by low fuel. Tried land on dirt strip. Veered into obstacles. Nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

SOLO CROSS COUNTRY STUDENT BECAME ALARMED BY LOW FUEL. TRIED LAND ON DIRT STRIP. VEERED INTO OBSTACLES. NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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