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FAA incident report · Cessna 150F · Corona, CA · July 22, 2004

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Date
July 22, 2004 · 15:03 local
Place
Corona, CA
Airport
Corona Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N6572F
Reported as
Cessna 150F
Reported engine
AMTR O200
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
40 total40 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N6572FRegistration cancelled Jun 21, 2017 · Cessna 150FS/N 15063172 · Built 1966Airframe modelCessna 150FEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Mr. Guy f. saber is a student pilot, receiving flight instruction from Corona flight academy, 1903 aviation dr., Corona, CA, 92882. This flight was to complete the long cross country required to obtain his pilot certificate. The flight plan that Mr. Saber was to follow was to leave Corona airport fly to parker airport, land, refuel, fly to lake havasu airport, land, fly back to parker airport, land, refuel, and return to Corona airport. Mr. Saber departed Corona airport, Corona CA at 8:30 am enroute to parker AZ. He arrived at parker airport at 11:00 am. Mr. Saber stated the aircraft took 17.5 gallons of fuel to fill up left and right fuel tanks. Mr. Saber departed parker airport around 11:30 enroute to lake havasu airport, lake havasu AZ. After his arrival he contacted his flight instructor, Mr. Joe butler by telephone to verify his return flight plan. Mr. Joe butler flight instructor for Mr. Guy saber stated Mr. Saber did contact him when he arrived at lake havasu, and the above flight plan was the approved procedure the student should have followed. The student did leave lake havasu airport and fly back to parker airport, but instead of landing and refueling he decides to continue on to Corona airport and depleted the fuel source prior to arriving. The engine quit over March air force base, and he landed the aircraft in a clearing near lake mathews, California. Mr. Saber the single occupant did not receive any injuries, and the aircraft was not damaged.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. GUY F. SABER IS A STUDENT PILOT, RECEIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION FROM CORONA FLIGHT ACADEMY, 1903 AVIATION DR., CORONA, CA, 92882. THIS FLIGHT WAS TO COMPLETE THE LONG CROSS COUNTRY REQUIRED TO OBTAIN HIS PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT PLAN THAT MR. SABER WAS TO FOLLOW WAS TO LEAVE CORONA AIRPORT FLY TO PARKER AIRPORT, LAND, REFUEL, FLY TO LAKE HAVASU AIRPORT, LAND, FLY BACK TO PARKER AIRPORT, LAND, REFUEL, AND RETURN TO CORONA AIRPORT. MR. SABER DEPARTED CORONA AIRPORT, CORONA CA AT 8:30 AM ENROUTE TO PARKER AZ. HE ARRIVED AT PARKER AIRPORT AT 11:00 AM. MR. SABER STATED THE AIRCRAFT TOOK 17.5 GALLONS OF FUEL TO FILL UP LEFT AND RIGHT FUEL TANKS. MR. SABER DEPARTED PARKER AIRPORT AROUND 11:30 ENROUTE TO LAKE HAVASU AIRPORT, LAKE HAVASU AZ. AFTER HIS ARRIVAL HE CONTACTED HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, MR. JOE BUTLER BY TELEPHONE TO VERIFY HIS RETURN FLIGHT PLAN. MR. JOE BUTLER FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FOR MR. GUY SABER STATED MR. SABER DID CONTACT HIM WHEN HE ARRIVED AT LAKE HAVASU, AND THE ABOVE FLIGHT PLAN WAS THE APPROVED PROCEDURE THE STUDENT SHOULD HAVE FOLLOWED. THE STUDENT DID LEAVE LAKE HAVASU AIRPORT AND FLY BACK TO PARKER AIRPORT, BUT INSTEAD OF LANDING AND REFUELING HE DECIDES TO CONTINUE ON TO CORONA AIRPORT AND DEPLETED THE FUEL SOURCE PRIOR TO ARRIVING. THE ENGINE QUIT OVER MARCH AIR FORCE BASE, AND HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A CLEARING NEAR LAKE MATHEWS, CALIFORNIA. MR. SABER THE SINGLE OCCUPANT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED.