# Accident 19970711018169A: Cessna 152, Gila Bend, AZ, July 11, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1997, 18:30 local time
- Place: Gila Bend, AZ
- Airport: Gila Bend Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9898° N, 112.8999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9898&lon=-112.8999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4594B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4594B-2012-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970711018169A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT AND FLIPPED OVER. (FROM .4) THE STUDENT PILOT TOOK OFF FOR HIS THIRD CROSS-COUNTRY SOLO FLIGHT.  HE STATED THAT HE TOOK HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S WORD THAT THERE WOULD BE ENOUGH FUEL FOR THE ENTIRE FLIGHT.  HE DID NOT PERFORM ANY FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS EN ROUTE, NOR DID HE VISUALLY CHECK THE FUEL QUANTITY LEVELS AFTER HE REACHED HIS INTERMEDIATE DESTINATION.  THE AIRPLANE RAN OUT OF FUEL PRIOR TO REACHING HIS SECOND DESTINATION.  DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING, THE AIRPLANE HIT TREES AND WAS DAMAGED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX97LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA240), Jul 12, 1997: Cessna 152 (N4594B), Gila Bend, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to verify the fuel quantity prior to departure, and his failure to perform sufficient en route fuel consumption calculations during the cross-country flight.

## Other reports on N4594B (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19940508015359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940508015359A), May 8, 1994: Cessna 152 (N4594B), Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. First solo student lost directional control lading. Veered off runway. Hit runway sign.
- [Accident 19901004044109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901004044109A), Oct 4, 1990: Cessna 152 (N4594B), Kearny, AZ, Substantial damage. Overran short runway and ran off end into a lake.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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