What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A Cessna 172M N1870V took off from napa airport, CA. For a student pilot third cross country solo flight, student pilot touched down at Ukiah airport, CA. And on climb out, student pilot lost control of aircraft, aircraft nosed over, hit runway hard, broke off nose gear, aircraft continued approximately 200 yards where it ran off runway in the dirt and flipped over to rest.
Aircraft sustained substantial damage to nose gear, firewall, instrument panel, cabin structure, upper vertical stabilizer and to both wings.
The student pilot was fatally injured.
As the FAA filed it
A CESSNA 172M N1870V TOOK OFF FROM NAPA AIRPORT, CA. FOR A STUDENT PILOT THIRD CROSS COUNTRY SOLO FLIGHT, STUDENT PILOT TOUCHED DOWN AT UKIAH AIRPORT, CA. AND ON CLIMB OUT, STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT, AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER, HIT RUNWAY HARD, BROKE OFF NOSE GEAR, AIRCRAFT CONTINUED APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS WHERE IT RAN OFF RUNWAY IN THE DIRT AND FLIPPED OVER TO REST.
AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR, FIREWALL, INSTRUMENT PANEL, CABIN STRUCTURE, UPPER VERTICAL STABILIZER AND TO BOTH WINGS.
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.