32.9478° N, 112.7168° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Gila Bend, AZ, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 11, 1997 · 18:30 local
Place
Gilabend, AZ
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N459B
Reported as
Cessna 152
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.
(-16) On student solo cross country chd-yum-gbn-chd engine quit on descent into gbn. Pilot made several attempts to restart. Tried to land on highway, hit a tree and flipped over. Student stated that he did not refuel or check fuel at yuma landing and proceeded on toward gbn.
As the FAA filed it
(-16) ON STUDENT SOLO CROSS COUNTRY CHD-YUM-GBN-CHD ENGINE QUIT ON DESCENT INTO GBN. PILOT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART. TRIED TO LAND ON HIGHWAY, HIT A TREE AND FLIPPED OVER. STUDENT STATED THAT HE DID NOT REFUEL OR CHECK FUEL AT YUMA LANDING AND PROCEEDED ON TOWARD GBN.