Cessna 152 N4594B

Summary

On 12 July 1997 at about 01:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N4594B was involved in an accident near Gila Bend, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 July 1997 at 01:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Gila Bend, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Gila Bend (E63)

Coordinates

32.9898, -112.8999

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N4594B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Yuma → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX97LA240

1 person had minor injuries.

the pilot's failure to verify the fuel quantity prior to departure, and his failure to perform sufficient en route fuel consumption calculations during the cross-country flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot took off for his third cross-country solo flight. He stated that he took his fight instructor's word that there would be enough fuel for the entire flight. He did not perform any fuel consumption calculations en route, nor did he visually check the fuel quantity levels after he reached his intermediate destination. The airplane ran out of fuel prior to reaching his second destination. During an emergency landing, the airplane hit trees and was damaged.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.