DYERSBURG, TN, USA
N93472
CESSNA 152
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES ON THE EDGE OF A 5000 FT OPEN FIELD DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AFTER THE STUDENT PLT ON HIS FIRST SOLO X-COUNTRY BECAME LOST & CONFUSED. HE LANDED OFF ARPT EVEN THOUGH HE STILL HAD ABOUT 3 HRS FUEL. WX WAS NOT THREATENING AND HE WAS IN RADIO CONTACT WITH MEMPHIS CENTER WHO WAS TRYING TO HELP. THE STUDENT'S CFI THOUGHT THAT THE LANDING WAS THE RESULT OF PANIC AND POOR JUDGEMENT. THE STUDENT PLT FAILED TO SHUT OFF THE SWITCHES & FUEL AFTER THE ACC AND THE ACFT BURNED COMPLETELY.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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