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(-23) Student pilot VFR. Flight from addison, TX. To sulphur springs, TX. And return. Police officer,privacy data omittedadrmore, OK. Stated that the pilot performed self blood test for diabetes and gave himself an insulin injection after the accident. A/c departed addison hobbs time 156.3 tach time 2178,61 about 9:30 am a/c accident occurred at I-35, 46 mile marker. Hobbs 160.0, tach 2181.96 approx. 13:00 student ended up about 90 NM north of final destination of ADS. Flight plan indicated one check point, 72 miles east of ADS (sulphur springs) TX. Flight plan indicated total time of 1 hour plus 32 minutes, yet student flew 3 hours plus 40 minutes until out of gas.(.4) on March 11, 2000, at 1258 central standard time, a Cessna 150K airplane, N8435M, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power near davis, Oklahoma. The airplane was registered to a private individual and operated by classic aviation of dallas, Texas. The student pilot, sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan had been filed, but cancelled, for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 instructional solo cross-country fli ght . The flight originated from the addison airport, dallas, Texas, about 0930 with a planned destination of sulphur springs, Texas. During the flight, the student pilot was unable to locate the sulphur springs municipal airport and elected to return to the addison airport. The pilot became disoriented and after about 3.5 hours since takeoff the engine lost power. The pilot initiated a forced landing, and the airplane touched down in a rocky area about 1/4 mile west of interstate 35'S mile marker 46. Examination of the plane by the FAA inspector revealed that the nose landing gear was separated from the fuselage, and the left main landing gear was damaged. The firewall had sustained damage and the tail aft of the cabin was partially separated. Examination of the fuel tanks revealed no usable fuel. According to the students pilot flight instructor, on March 8,2000, he endorsed the student's flight logbook for solo CROSS0COUNTRY flight. On the day of the accident, prior to departure, the flight instructor reviewed the student's flight planning for the flight to sulphur springs. No problems were noted with the student's flight planning. The student pilot had logged 44 hours prior t to the accident flight.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT VFR. FLIGHT FROM ADDISON, TX. TO SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX. AND RETURN. POLICE OFFICER,^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ADRMORE, OK. STATED THAT THE PILOT PERFORMED SELF BLOOD TEST FOR DIABETES AND GAVE HIMSELF AN INSULIN INJECTION AFTER THE ACCIDENT. A/C DEPARTED ADDISON HOBBS TIME 156.3 TACH TIME 2178,61 ABOUT 9:30 AM A/C ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT I-35, 46 MILE MARKER. HOBBS 160.0, TACH 2181.96 APPROX. 13:00 STUDENT ENDED UP ABOUT 90 NM NORTH OF FINAL DESTINATION OF ADS. FLIGHT PLAN INDICATED ONE CHECK POINT, 72 MILES EAST OF ADS (SULPHUR SPRINGS) TX. FLIGHT PLAN INDICATED TOTAL TIME OF 1 HOUR PLUS 32 MINUTES, YET STUDENT FLEW 3 HOURS PLUS 40 MINUTES UNTIL OUT OF GAS.(.4) ON MARCH 11, 2000, AT 1258 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 150K AIRPLANE, N8435M, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR DAVIS, OKLAHOMA. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL AND OPERATED BY CLASSIC AVIATION OF DALLAS, TEXAS. THE STUDENT PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED, BUT CANCELLED, FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLI GHT . THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE ADDISON AIRPORT, DALLAS, TEXAS, ABOUT 0930 WITH A PLANNED DESTINATION OF SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS. DURING THE FLIGHT, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE SULPHUR SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE ADDISON AIRPORT. THE PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED AND AFTER ABOUT 3.5 HOURS SINCE TAKEOFF THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT INITIATED A FORCED LANDING, AND THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN IN A ROCKY AREA ABOUT 1/4 MILE WEST OF INTERSTATE 35'S MILE MARKER 46. EXAMINATION OF THE PLANE BY THE FAA INSPECTOR REVEALED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE, AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS DAMAGED. THE FIREWALL HAD SUSTAINED DAMAGE AND THE TAIL AFT OF THE CABIN WAS PARTIALLY SEPARATED. EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL TANKS REVEALED NO USABLE FUEL. ACCORDING TO THE STUDENTS PILOT FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, ON MARCH 8,2000, HE ENDORSED THE STUDENT'S FLIGHT LOGBOOK FOR SOLO CROSS0COUNTRY FLIGHT. ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REVIEWED THE STUDENT'S FLIGHT PLANNING FOR THE FLIGHT TO SULPHUR SPRINGS. NO PROBLEMS WERE NOTED WITH THE STUDENT'S FLIGHT PLANNING. THE STUDENT PILOT HAD LOGGED 44 HOURS PRIOR T TO THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT.
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