Crash location | Unknown |
Nearest city | Hillsdale, MI
41.920047°N, 84.630510°W |
Tail number | N757GB |
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Accident date | 14 Oct 1989 |
Aircraft type | Cessna 152 |
Additional details: | None |
POOR JUDGEMENT OF THE STUDENT PILOT BY NOT FOLLOWING HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S DIRECTIONS ON HIS FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT AND BY NOT MAINTAINING A SAFE ALTITUDE, WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN. RELATED FACTORS WERE: UNAUTHORIZED LOW FLIGHT BY THE STUDENT AND HIS STEEP TURN (MANEUVER) AT LOW ALTITUDE.