Sept. 21, Buffalo, Mo. / Cessna Skyhawk

At 18:55 central time, a Cessna 172 crashed following a go-around attempt at Buffalo Municipal Airport. The student pilot and two passengers on board reported no injuries. The student pilot said that he was flying a solo cross-country flight from Lebanon, Mo., to Stockton, Mo., and back to Lebanon. On arrival over Stockton, the pilot discovered the airport was closed. On the return to Lebanon, one of the passengers asked the pilot to make a momentary stop at the closest airport. The pilot chose the Buffalo Municipal Airport. On his landing attempt at Buffalo, the pilot elected to execute a go around. A passenger on board said, The buzzer went off and the airplane fell into the ground....

Key Takeaways:

• A Cessna 172 crashed at Buffalo Municipal Airport following a go-around attempt, with the student pilot and two passengers reporting no injuries.
• The incident occurred during a solo cross-country flight when the pilot, after discovering his original destination airport was closed, diverted to Buffalo at a passenger's request for a momentary stop.
• During the landing attempt at Buffalo, the pilot initiated a go-around, after which a passenger described hearing "the buzzer went off and the airplane fell into the ground."

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