# Accident 19970711047309A: Cessna 152, Gilabend, AZ, July 11, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1997, 18:30 local time
- Place: Gilabend, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9478° N, 112.7168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gila Bend, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9478&lon=-112.7168&mi=10
- Aircraft: N459B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970711047309A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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