A fond farewell to Cessna 172R, N918TA - my favorite airplane.  18 met her end in the grass off of Runway 27R at PTK on July 13.  The accident pilot is fine, but 18 was bent pretty badly and it looks like she's a total loss.

A fond farewell to Cessna 172R, N918TA - my favorite airplane. 18 met her end in the grass off of Runway 27R at PTK on July 13. The accident pilot is fine, but 18 was bent pretty badly and it looks like she's a total loss.

A fond farewell&nbsp;to Cessna 172R, N918TA -&nbsp;my favorite airplane.&nbsp; 18 met her end in the grass off of Runway 27R at PTK on July 13.&nbsp; The accident pilot is fine, but 18 was bent pretty badly and it looks like&nbsp;she's a total loss.

So Long, One-Eight!

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