# Incident 20260530005319I: Cessna 172, Little Falls, MN, May 30, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2026, 12:39 local time
- Place: Little Falls, MN
- Airport: Little Falls/Morrison County-L
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9491° N, 94.3470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LITTLE FALLS/MORRISON COUNTY-LINDBERGH FLD (LXL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9491&lon=-94.3470&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6717A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6717A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260530005319I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS TWO AND ONE HALF HOURS IN HIS SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT AND FIVE MILES OUT FROM HIS HOME AIRPORT AT 2,500 FEET ALTITUDE WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE PILOT ENRICHED THE FUEL MIXTURE, ADJUSTED THROTTLE, AND TURNED ON CARBURETOR HEAT IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT HE COULD NOT. DESCENDING TO FIVE HUNDRED FEET HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS NOT HEADING FOR A FIELD BUT A SWAMP TO LAND IN. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN IN THE SOFT BOG THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED FORWARD AND SLOWLY INVERTED OVER THE NOSE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE COWLING.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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