- Date
- May 16, 1987, 17:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- China Grove, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N704EACessna 150
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870516038889A
- Case key
- 7429
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Analysis
During a supervised solo crosscountry flight, the student pilot reported that he got lost and was unable to visually locate his check point. After attempting to contact approach control for radar fixes, the pilot elected to make a precautionary landing in a plowed field. The aircraft nosed over during the landing roll. The pilot did not report any aircraft problem.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N704EA
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 150-78542
- Airframe hours
- 4,670
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A48, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Tar Heel Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · July 30, 1986 · 64 hours before
- Departed
- Darlington, SC
- Destination
- Burlington, NC
- Flight plan
- VFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 44 total · 42 in this make and model · 17 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N704EA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.