Background
The student pilot involved in this incident had previously completed his first solo flight on December 4, 1983. At the time of the accident, he had accumulated roughly 30 hours of total flight experience, of which 3.7 hours were logged as solo time. Immediately before the accident flight, the student’s instructor accompanied him on a flight during which they performed four landings.
Sequence of Events
After the instructional flight, the student pilot proceeded on a solo flight with the plan to complete three additional landings. The final landing was a touch-and-go maneuver. According to the report, after the touch-and-go landing, the student retracted the flaps and increased engine power to take off again. Around the same moment, the aircraft began to veer to the left. It then departed the runway surface, continued across the adjacent terrain, and ultimately struck a ditch. The impact with the ditch resulted in damage to the aircraft.
Investigation Notes
The accident investigation report does not specify a probable cause for the incident. No further details regarding weather conditions, air traffic control involvement, or the specific aircraft type were provided in the source material.