What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On Wednesday, August 9, 2000, at 13:52 PDT a student pilot with a total flight time of 10 hours, departed runway 25 at the Corona airport, CA. This was his 4th solo flight since being signed off for solo flight by his flight instructor on aug 8, 2000. The student pilot reported that he had performed a preflight inspection and had determined thru a visual check of the fuel tank and fuel gauges that he had 1/4 of a tank of fuel or approx. 6 and 1/2 gallons of fuel. (Note:Cessna 150 holds a total of 26 gallons of fuel, with a 3.5 gallons unusable.) The student pilot reported that after take off the a/c engine began to run rough and he began to turn towards the grass field south of airport. He was unable to maintain altitude, but was able to clear the trees and landed in a field. Upon landing the a/c nose gear dug into the terrain and the a/c flipped over its back.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2000, AT 13:52 PDT A STUDENT PILOT WITH A TOTAL FLIGHT TIME OF 10 HOURS, DEPARTED RUNWAY 25 AT THE CORONA AIRPORT, CA. THIS WAS HIS 4TH SOLO FLIGHT SINCE BEING SIGNED OFF FOR SOLO FLIGHT BY HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON AUG 8, 2000. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD PERFORMED A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AND HAD DETERMINED THRU A VISUAL CHECK OF THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL GAUGES THAT HE HAD 1/4 OF A TANK OF FUEL OR APPROX. 6 AND 1/2 GALLONS OF FUEL. (NOTE:CESSNA 150 HOLDS A TOTAL OF 26 GALLONS OF FUEL, WITH A 3.5 GALLONS UNUSABLE.) THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKE OFF THE A/C ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND HE BEGAN TO TURN TOWARDS THE GRASS FIELD SOUTH OF AIRPORT. HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, BUT WAS ABLE TO CLEAR THE TREES AND LANDED IN A FIELD. UPON LANDING THE A/C NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE TERRAIN AND THE A/C FLIPPED OVER ITS BACK.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.