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Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Florida

A small plane made an emergency landing in Everglades in western Broward County, Florida, on March 16th.

Authorities said the plane was carrying two people when it landed on a levee near Sawgrass Recreational Park, east of U.S. 27 and north of Interstate 75.

Both occupants of the plane remained uninjured.

The cause of emergency landing is being investigated.


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Small Plane Crash-Lands in Florida Everglades; 2 Injured

A Lancair LNC 4 aircraft crash-landed onto a levee in the Everglades, near Broward-Palm Beach county line, Florida, on August 30.

The four-seater aircraft, which took off from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport and was heading to Lynchburg, Virginia, crash-landed due to engine failure. Authorities said the aircraft cartwheeled and burst into flames upon landing.

There were 2 people aboard the plane, including the 52-year-old pilot Ken McKenzie and his 50-year-old wife Sonia. Both of them sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

Authorities said the pilot had reported low oil pressure shortly after the plane departed from Fort Lauderdale airport.

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