Accident Cessna 152 N774WS, Saturday 4 January 1992

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Date:	Saturday 4 January 1992
Time:	15:15 LT
Type:	Cessna 152
Owner/operator:	Patrick Clayton
Registration:	N774WS
MSN:	152799971
Total airframe hrs:	1051 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming O-235-L2C
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Falcon, CO - United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	Scottsbluff, NE (KBFF)
Destination airport:	Boulder, CO (IV5)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT AND BECAME LOST AND DISORIENTED. HE FLEW BY HIS INTENDED DESTINATION AND CONTINUED UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. A LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED IN A SOFT FIELD AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

Probable Cause: ENGINE FAILURE OVER UNSUITABLE TERRAIN DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. FACTORS WERE: PILOT INEXPERIENCE AND BECOMING LOST AND DISORIENTED.

Accident investigation: