N79908 is a Cessna 172K. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 4 seats, powered by a Lycoming 0-320 series rated at 180 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Walker, MN. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in May 1969. It has been registered to its current owner since Feb 2023. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
2023
1969
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The student pilot was attempting a full stop landing on runway 34 (3,000 feet by 75 feet, asphalt) during a solo flight. Upon touchdown, the airplane veered off the west side of the runway into a drainage ditch and flipped over. The airplane sustained wrinkling of the right wing and a bent wing spar resulting in substantial damage. The pilot was uninjured.
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