# NTSB Accident BFO95FA050
> **CESSNA 172F** · 1995-05-12 · TAPPAHANOCK, VA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO95FA050
- **Event ID:** 20001207X03413
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-05-12
- **Location:** TAPPAHANOCK, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.920871, -76.860931
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172F
- **Registration:** N5238F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's misjudgment of distance/speed during the approach to land, and her failure to go around while there was still sufficient runway remaining.  Factors related to the accident were: inadequate supervision by the flight instructor, the student's lack of recent flying experience, and the student pilot becaming lost or disoriented during the solo cross-country flight.

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