Crime & Safety
Plane Makes Emergency Landing, Pilot Uninjured
The bi-plane may have suffered some form of mechanical failure.
TUXEDO, NY — A plane made an emergency landing Friday in Town of Tuxedo. State Police said, at approximately 1:20 p.m., Dana M. Hague, 57, of Clinton, CT was flying his bi-plane from Connecticut to Warwick when he saw smoke coming from the nose of the plane.
Hague tried to make an emergency landing in a field located off of State Route 17 in the area of Arden Road in Tuxedo. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)
Police said the landing resulted in damage to the plane, but Hague was not injured.
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A witness in the area observed the event and believed the plane suffered some form of mechanical failure.
Uniformed Troopers and Bureau of Criminal Investigation were on the scene.
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The Federal Aviation Administration will be notified.
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