ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222725
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| Date: | Thursday 7 March 2019 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172F Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Registration Pending |
| Registration: | N7970U |
| MSN: | 17251970 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Highway M-37 SW of Paul C Miller-Sparta Airport (8D4), Sparta, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Sparta Airport, MI (8D4) |
| Sparta Airport, MI (8D4) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft experienced a force landing to major roadway terrain in Kent County southwest of Paul C Miller-Sparta Airport (8D4), Sparta, Michigan. The airplane was not damaged and the two occupants (a flight instructor and a student pilot) onboard were not injured during the incident.
Sources:
https://fox17online.com/2019/03/07/plane-lands-on-m-37/
https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2019/03/planes-lands-on-highway-near-sparta-no-injuries.html
https://www.wzzm13.com/video/news/local/sparta/plane-makes-emergency-landing-on-alpine-avenue-near-sparta/69-c3886b41-c3e1-4485-bcbc-cc823e66e1d6
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https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7970U
Location
Media:
More on that plane that landed on M-37. https://t.co/kzEXZdn7rz
— WOODRADIO (@WOODRADIO) 7 mars 2019
#BreakingNews: small plane safely lands near Sparta, gliding under traffic lights and landing on M-37 near 10 mile.
— Marvis Herring (@Marvis_WOODTV8) March 7, 2019
Two people on board (flight instructor & trainee)
No injuries
Happened at 4pm @WOODTV https://t.co/S392HgNjmx pic.twitter.com/NbeBLDudt1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2019 23:02 | Geno | Added |
| 07-Mar-2019 23:30 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Mar-2019 23:59 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 08-Mar-2019 00:01 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 08-Mar-2019 02:06 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code] |
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