WPR18LA193

The student pilot was on final approach to the destination airport during a solo flight when the engine lost total power. Given the airplane's low altitude, he chose to make an emergency landing in a nearby field, during which the airplane impacted a ditch, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. The airplane erupted into flames and was consumed by fire. The postcrash fire damage precluded examination of the airplane, and the reason for the loss of engine power was not determined based on the available information.

On July 12, 2018, about 1645 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 150L airplane, N6908G, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Ontario, Oregon. The student pilot sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 solo instructional flight. The student pilot stated that he was on final approach to the destination airport when the engine lost total power. Given the airplane's low altitude, he decided to make an emergency landing in a nearby wheat field. During the landing roll, the airplane impacted a ditch and nosed over, coming to rest inverted. The airplane erupted into flames and the pilot egressed with minor injuries. The airplane was consumed by fire. The pilot received his student pilot certificate in May 2018. At the time of the accident, he had accumulated 21.3 hours of total flight time, of which 19.7 hours were in the same make and model as the accident airplane and 6.4 hours were as pilot-in-command. The pilot's first solo flight was June 25, 2018. The postcrash fire damage precluded examination of the airplane.