# Accident 20040407006129A: Cessna 152, Hamilton, OH, April 7, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2004, 16:40 local time
- Place: Hamilton, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4225° N, 84.5233° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4225&lon=-84.5233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4713B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4713B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 36 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD04CA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04CA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040407006129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HER FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT WAS FROM CLARK COUNTY AIRPORT (JVY) IN INDIANA TO HUNTINGBURG AIRPORT (HNB), ALSO IN INDIANA. ON THE RETURN LEG FROM HNB TO JVY SHE APPLIED TOO MUCH WIND CORRECTION ANGLE WHICH RESULTED IN HER FLYING PAST AND TO THE NORTH OF HER DESTINATION. SHE CONTINUED FLYING APPROXIMATELY 135 NAUTICAL MILES TO THE NORTHEAST UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL, RESULTING IN AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PLOW FARM FIELD. THE LANDING WAS TO THE NORTH AND CROSSED THE PLOWED FURROWS AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 130 FEET BEFORE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING OVER ONTO ITS BACK, FACING APPROXIMATELY SOUTH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD04CA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04CA014), Apr 7, 2004: Cessna 152 (N4713B), Hamilton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power. The student pilot becoming lost/disoriented is a contributing factor.

## Other reports on N4713B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19881026050099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881026050099A), Oct 26, 1988: Cessna 152 (N4713B), Reidsville, NC, Substantial damage. On first solo flight surprised by aircrafts early liftoff. Aborted. Lost control, ran off runway. Overturned in ditch

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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