Plane in Ballingeary May 1969

Photos of where I landed a Cessna 172 in hayfield in Ballingeary, Co. Cork in May 1969. I could not take off so plane had to be dismantled and transported to Cork Airport.

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[cleady1]

Thanks for your comments.....wow, you were young back then. Must have been a bit of excitement. I know there were very few light planes around back then. How things have changed.......seems like lots of farmers have helicopters now.

[veegale]

Nice piece of aviation history, thank you for assembling and posting it. Another world back then , so good that no one was hurt, and looks like a skillful piece of flying to land a 172 in that field!

[cleady1]

Yep, a great conversation piece. We still talk about it today. I had a reunion with my copilot last year in Las Vegas. Hadn't seen him for 38, yes 38 years......

[RYR144]

Great video! Fair play to you for bringing it into such a short field when Irish weather is as it is! I'm training on the 172 in cork airport but I've 2,300 metres to play with!

[cleady1]

Is Joyce Aviation still around ??

[cleady1]

Then you should know how to spell your home town !!

[ocriodain]

Fair bit of flying and skill to land a plane in a field and i remember being there that day and  the wings being removed

[KevinPOSullivan]

On Dineen's farm at Augeris above the town....

[pehota9]

where in beal atha was tis??

[guydecervens]

You're still better off paying the landing fees at a regular airport I'd say.

[RYR144]

Ah, first I've heard of them. Were they based at the airport? At the moment there's Atlantic Air and Blue Star Helicopters.