HAVERHILL, MA, USA
N49427
CESSNA 152
THE STUDENT PLT WAS ON AN APPROVED SOLO X-COUNRTY FLT WHEN HE BECAME LOST. HE ATTEMPTED A LANDING AT AN ARPT 10 SM AWAY FROM HIS ARPT OF INTENDED LANDING. REALIZING HE WAS HIGH ON HIS FIRST APCH, HE MADE A GO-AROUND. WHILE MAKING A 360 DEG TURN WITH FULL POWER AND PARTIAL FLAPS, THE ACFT SETTLED INTO THE RIVER. THE ACFT SANK IN THE RIVER. A WITNESS SAID THE ACFT LOOKED LIKE IT STALLED INTO THE RIVER. WHEN THE ACFT WAS RECOVERED THE THROTTLE WAS FOUND IN THE FULL OPEN POSITION, MIXTURE WAS RICH AND THE CARB HEAT WAS OFF. THE EXAMINATION FAILED TO REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL FAILURE/MALFUNCTION.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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