Crime & Safety
Plane Makes Emergency Landing, Flips Over On Long Island Beach
BREAKING: The small plane was being piloted by a teen student when there was a mechanical issue. Click the link for video/photos.
BABYLON, NY - A plane made an emergency landing at Robert Moses State Park on Monday morning, a spokesman for the New York State Parks Department confirmed.
At 9:30 a.m. the small plane, with three people on board, landed on the beach at Field 2. No injuries were reported.
A teen student pilot was at the controls when the plane had a mechanical issue, NBC 4 reported. An instructor was able to land the plane on the beach.
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BREAKING: From sources, two 16-year-olds in flight school make emergency landing on Robert Moses beach. Everyone ok. Expecting briefing soon from officials. More at noon on @ABC7NY pic.twitter.com/kXSlH2ZM9n
— Kristin Thorne (@KristinThorne) January 29, 2018
Small plane makes emergency landing, ends up upside down at Robert Moses State Park. @News12Andrew on the scene. Follow him and @News12LI for the latest. pic.twitter.com/0J7sGYT3rZ
— Kevin Maher (@KMaherNews12) January 29, 2018
THIS JUST IN: Our Sophia Hall captured this image of a plane flipped over after making an emergency landing on the beach at Robert Moses State Park. Get the latest updates here: https://t.co/ZQjzBs21s7 pic.twitter.com/i0lcNLhuTd
— wcbs880 (@wcbs880) January 29, 2018
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