RPTR'S STUDENT GOT LOST AND FLEW INTO A CLASS C AIRSPACE AT HARTFORD; CT.

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THE STUDENT PLT PLANNED A 50 MI XCOUNTRY FROM (ORH) WORCESTER TO (PYM) PLYMOUTH. THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED WITH HIS CFII. THE STUDENT STARTED HIS XCOUNTRY AND ARRIVED AT PLYMOUTH A FEW MINS AFTER ETA. HE DID A TOUCH AND GO; AND STARTED HIS RETURN FLT TO ORH. AT (IB9) MANSFIELD; HE BECAME DISORIENTED; TUNED (GDM) VOR TO A 'FROM' FLAG AND BECAME LOST; FLYING OVER THE TOP OF (BDL) BRADLEY INTXN AT 3200 FT INTO CLASS 'C' AIRSPACE; WITHOUT ESTABLISHING REQUIRED RADIO COM. FLYING OUT 5 MI W; HE MADE A 180 DEG TURN AND FLEW BACK OVER BDL. 15 MI NE OF (BDL) CLASS C AIRSPACE; STUDENT CONTACTED BDL APCH ON 119.0 AND ASKED FOR A DIRECTIONAL FINDING (DF) STEER TO ORH. I CALLED BDL TWR TO DISCUSS THE INCIDENT. THE STUDENT PLT WITH APPROX 68 HRS OF DUAL; RECEIVED 6 HRS SOLO TIME; 4 HRS DUAL XCOUNTRY. THIS INCIDENT WAS HIS FIRST SOLO XCOUNTRY. THE WX WAS 4000 SCT; 7 MI VISIBILITY AT THE TIME. THE STUDENT'S SOLO PRIVILEGES HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED UNTIL ADDITIONAL TRAINING HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND REVIEWED BY 2 CFIS.