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Video: Pilot Lands Cessna 172 After Prop Falls Off

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Key Takeaways:

  • A video captured a Cessna 172 safely landing in Mexico after its propeller fell off mid-flight.
  • Piloted by a flight instructor and student, the aircraft made a calm emergency landing on a road, cheered on by passengers.
  • The footage, shot by back-seat passengers, showed the missing propeller and damaged cowling after the successful landing.
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A video capturing a Cessna 172 pilot landing the aircraft after the propeller fell off mid-flight made the rounds over the Internet during the weekend.

While details about the video are slim, it was reportedly shot in Mexico by the 172’s back-seat passengers and features a flight instructor and student pilot at the controls. During the first segment of the video, the propeller is still attached, but in the second cut, the two pilots search calmly for an emergency landing spot after it has fallen off in flight.

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