Cessna 172N N4865G

Summary

On 4 August 2004 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N4865G was involved in an accident near Cleveland, Texas, 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

4 August 2004 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Cleveland, Texas, United States

Coordinates

30.3564, -95.0078

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N4865G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Spring → Lufkin

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

FTW04CA205

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's improper judgment of the airplanes altitude during landing. A contributing factor was the pilot's level of anxiety/apprehension after becoming lost/disoriented.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 32-hour student pilot reported that during landing to an open field, the airplane struck a slightly raised road and nosed over. The student pilot added that after departure on his solo cross-country, he became overwhelmed with a feeling of being lost, and eventually became sick. The student pilot stated that he needed to land as quickly as possible after realizing he couldn't find one of his checkpoints on the solo cross-country flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.