GRESHAM, OR, USA
N2415J
CESSNA 150G
DURING THE STUDENT PILOT'S LONG SOLO CROSS-CROUNTY A LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED. DURING THE FORCED LANDING THE PILOT OVERSHOT THE INTENDED FIELD SO HE SELECTED A NEARBY FIELD. HE OVERSHOT THIS FIELD, FLEW BETWEEN 2 TREES AT 20 FEET AGL AND DESCENDED TO THE GROUND. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LOSS OF POWER WAS DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE STUDENT PILOT HAD IMPROPERLY CALCULATED HIS FUEL CONSUMPTION, WHICH HAD NOT BEEN REVIEWED BY HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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