| Crash location | 40.724723°N, 94.381667°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Pine River, MN
46.763293°N, 94.472776°W 417.3 miles away |
| Tail number | N79908 |
|---|---|
| Accident date | 13 Jul 2009 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 172K |
| Additional details: | None |
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.
The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.