What happened
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(-23) On September 30, 1999, stewart warren hicks, student pilot certificate #EE-2928587, operated Cessna 152, N5399B, on a solo cross country flight, initiated at town and country airpark (F82), lubbock, Texas, the original point of departure, landed at decatur municipal (8F7), decatur, Texas, without any incident. Mr. Hicks stated, that before departing decatur (8F7) he checked both fuel tanks visually and appeared to have half full fuel in each tank. He departed decatur (8F7) on his return second leg to town and country (F82). About 6 miles east northeast of Slaton municipal airport (F49) Slaton, TX., the a/c engine failed due to fuel starvation. Mr. Hicks landed the airplane on a cotton field 6 miles east northeast of Slaton municipal airport (F49). On the landing roll the nose wheel hit a small dike between the cotton rows and the airplane flipped over and came to rest inverted. No injuries to the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1999, STEWART WARREN HICKS, STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE #EE-2928587, OPERATED CESSNA 152, N5399B, ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, INITIATED AT TOWN AND COUNTRY AIRPARK (F82), LUBBOCK, TEXAS, THE ORIGINAL POINT OF DEPARTURE, LANDED AT DECATUR MUNICIPAL (8F7), DECATUR, TEXAS, WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT. MR. HICKS STATED, THAT BEFORE DEPARTING DECATUR (8F7) HE CHECKED BOTH FUEL TANKS VISUALLY AND APPEARED TO HAVE HALF FULL FUEL IN EACH TANK. HE DEPARTED DECATUR (8F7) ON HIS RETURN SECOND LEG TO TOWN AND COUNTRY (F82). ABOUT 6 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF SLATON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (F49) SLATON, TX., THE A/C ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. MR. HICKS LANDED THE AIRPLANE ON A COTTON FIELD 6 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF SLATON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (F49). ON THE LANDING ROLL THE NOSE WHEEL HIT A SMALL DIKE BETWEEN THE COTTON ROWS AND THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.
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