Crime & Safety

Pilot Lands Plane Safely on Interstate 20

The emergency landing happened in Newton County at about midnight Sunday night.

COVINGTON, GA — A pilot is safe after emergency landing a plane on Interstate 20.

WSB-TV reports that the Cessna 172m settled alongside the busy highway at about midnight in Newton County -- about 35 miles east of Atlanta.

Authorities were not identifying the pilot Monday, but the plane is registered to Flight Train Monroe Company.

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Flight officials told the station the pilot was running low on gas and had to land immediately.

The plane only sustained minor damage in the emergency landing.

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To read the original report from WSB-TV, click here.

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