"Peter Dohm" wrote in message
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I heard of a similar and long ago case in which the engine came off of a
"bathtub" Aeronca and the pilot managed to land it safely.

I suppose that the Aeronca would have been the easiest of them, but it's
still high up on the list of places and times that I am glad to have been
absent. I don't even want to think about the other two!


I remember a story, long ago, I believe in Flying magazine. Where I think a
training flight was involved in a mid-air. IIRC, it was a Cessna that lost a
very large amount of the left wing. I'm thinking to the strut, but maybe
just to the end of the aileron.

At any rate, the instructor immediately dove the aircraft for airspeed and
returned a short distance to the airport maintaining an airspeed of 140
knots plus, and full control deflection, and managed to land the aircraft.

Been a very long time, so I probably have many of the details wrong, but
perhaps someone else will remember as well. Anyone?