MARATHON, FL, USA
N25057
CESSNA 152
THE STUDENT PLT WAS ON HIS 1ST SOLO X-C FLT. A PORTION OF THE FLT INCLUDED A 30 MI STRETCH OVER THE FLORIDA BAY SECTION OF THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE FLT CARRIED NO FLOTATION GEAR. 5.2 HRS INTO THE FLT, THE ENG QUIT & A DITCHING WAS PERFORMED NEAR A PLEASURE CRAFT WHICH THE PLT WAS CERTAIN HAD SEEN HIM DITCH. THE BOAT SAILED AWAY. THE PLT HAD GOTTEN OFF A MAYDAY JUST BEFORE DITCHING & WAS PICKED UP BY THE COAST GUARD SHORTLY AFTERWARD. THE ACFT WAS LATER RAISED & NO USABLE FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE ACFT. THE PLT STATED HE HAD DONE SOME EXTRA FLYING TO GET AROUND TSTRMS & HAD APPARENTLY RUN OUT OF FUEL. HE WAS APPROX 10 MI FROM HIS DESTINATION.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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