Cessna 172M Skyhawk, N5256H, incident occurred on April 20, 2026, near Simpsonville, Kentucky

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https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N5256H

- History of Flight:
On April 20, 2026, at about 1612 local time, a privately-registered Cessna 172M Skyhawk, N5256H, sustained unknown, but apparent no damage following a forced landing to open field terrain near Simpsonville, Kentucky. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The flight originated from Blue Grass Airport (LEX/KLEX), Lexington, Kentucky, at 1538.

ADS-B data shows that the airplane departed and climbed to 4,200 ft before initiating a descent and a two 360 loops to lose altitude before landing in the field.

Figure 1: ADS-B data, note 1905 timeline is from a previous flight.