Cessna 150D N4281U

Summary

On 4 August 2013 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 150D registered N4281U, operated by US Flight Academy International Inc, was involved in an accident near Hermleigh, 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 2013 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Hermleigh, Texas, United States

Coordinates

32.5817, -100.7633

Aircraft

Cessna 150D

Registration

N4281U

Category

Airplane

Year built

1963

Engines

1

Operator

US Flight Academy International Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Abilene → Big Spring

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13CA485

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper positional awareness, which resulted in an off airport landing and impact with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he held a helicopter rating and he was receiving flight instruction to add an airplane single engine land rating to his private pilot certificate. He was on a solo cross country flight and had been inflight for about three hours when he became disoriented and was unable to find an airport. Because of his low fuel situation the pilot elected to make a precautionary off field landing to an unpaved road. After touchdown, directional control was lost and the airplane impacted an embankment on the side of the road resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.