Cessna A150L N9903G

Summary

On 26 July 1997 at about 15:00 local time, a Cessna A150L registered N9903G was involved in an accident near Quartzsite, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 July 1997 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Quartzsite, Arizona, United States

Coordinates

33.6597, -114.2310

Aircraft

Cessna A150L

Registration

N9903G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ryan → Blythe

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX97LA264

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's decision to land the airplane on a residential street, where the airplane subsequently hit a sign during the landing roll. Factors related to the accident were the student pilot becoming lost/disoriented during his cross country flight and his subsequent panic.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was conducting his third unsupervised cross-country flight. He stated that the aircraft 'seemed like it was low on fuel.' He said he could not find the Blythe Airport on the VFR sectional. He stated he panicked and circled Quartzsite looking for a place to land the airplane. He finally elected to land on a city street. During the landing rollout, the airplane's wing hit a signpost and the propeller contacted the ground.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.