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Aviation accident FTW96FA143

1 fatal · Cessna 150 · 1996-03-10 · MULESHOE, TX, USA

Event

NTSB number
FTW96FA143
Event ID
20001208X05391
Type
Accident
Date
1996-03-10
Location
MULESHOE, TX, USA
Coordinates
34.219715, -102.719665

Injuries

Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1

Aircraft

Make
Cessna
Model
150
Registration
N66362
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST

Conditions

Light
NDRK
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

improper planning/decision by the student pilot, and his failure to take adequate remedial action after becoming lost and encountering a low fuel situation, which subsequently resulted in fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, and a forced landing at night. Factors relating to the accident were: the student pilot became lost/disoriented, inadequate supervision by the flight instructor (CFI), darkness, and the inability of the student pilot to see the power lines during an emergency landing at night.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
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