- Date
- July 2, 1985, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Corning, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N96092Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850702031639A
- Case key
- 33988
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student plt became disoriented while on a solo cross country flt. When the acft became low on fuel the plt decided to land on a plowed fld. The fld was soft and the acft nosed over shortly after touchdown.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N96092
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 86006
- Airframe hours
- 161
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Red Aero, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Departed
- MEM · Memphis, TN
- Destination
- JBR · Jonesboro, AR
- 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
- 21
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 45 total · 45 in this make and model · 13 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.