MAYDAY - Student Pilot Solo has ENGINE FAILURE - Crashed in CT

Watch as a student pilot experiences an engine failure and crashes during a solo flight in Connecticut. This intense video recreates the frightening moment of a plane crash.
Note: Due to issues with the recreation in the simulator the flaps may appear down when they were most likely not. (I will work on this in the future.)
May 3, 2024
N78445 crashed due to engine failure in the vicinity of Waterbury Airport (N41), Waterbury, Connecticut. The pilot was a student flying solo.
00:13 Take Off Clearance
01:57 Contact New York Departure
02:47 Bradley Approach Initial Contact
03:33 Engine Issue
03:47 MAYDAY Call
04:27 "Engine is off"
07:26 Over Flying Field
08:17 Field in Sight
09:23 Plane in the Trees
10:18 Conclusion
Audio source: www.liveatc.net/
Simulation: Microsoft Flight Simulator

[@williamfaulkner1959]

I was so hopping she would make the field and land. Back in the early 60's I took helicopter lessons and on my solo cross country, so many things went wrong. I got into Long Beach control and was called a "ding-a-ling" and then almost had a mid-air-crash with a Disneyland helicopter. It was dark when I got back to Burbank airport and discovered my radio malfunctioned. That was the short version of my flight that day. I did not fly after that. Thanks for posting.

[@mrmustangman]

i don't blame ya.!!!!

[@ClearedAsFiled]

ATC did a great job with 445.....student pilot did an exceptional job....😊

[@mrmustangman]

you can only turn so sharp when you're just gliding.... nice try, lady.!!!!! glad you survived.!!!!

[@bunglejoy3645]

I dont think shes going to make a pilot. She was literally under it to ge fair if hed explained its a grass strip literally like they gave in outback ehe may have nade it

[@905Alive]

Instructors in Connecticut and elsewhere SUCK, students and pilots are products of the instructors, the goal is to make money, you don't make money when you fail students, you make sure they graduate, it's one of the reasons small plane crashes and fatalities keep rising.

[@trent3872]

A lot of lakes there.