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2008/06/17

Emergency Landing: Cessna Skyhawk 172




What: Cessna Skyhawk 172
Where: farm field near Ledgedale Airpark in the town of Sweden
When: Sunday June 1
Who: Davy G. Merritt, 47, of Caledonia, the owner of Merritt Aire LLC, a flight school based at Ledgedale, and Merritt's student, Benjamin Bruce
Why: landing after the engine started to shake and then lost power. According to a preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board, the Cessna 172 plane started to shake and then lost power at an altitude of 1,600 feet.
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