US EditionI-78 Reopens After Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing, Police Say
- A single-engine plane made an emergency landing on the eastbound lanes of Interstate 78 near mile marker 45.6 in Weisenberg Township, Lehigh County, just before 9:30 Saturday morning.
- The 1995 Commander 114B aircraft departed Solberg Airport in New Jersey bound for Indiana when the pilot reported unknown mechanical issues and attempted to reach a nearby airport.
- Pennsylvania State Police spokesperson Trooper Nathan Branosky confirmed the pilot, a 65-year-old Michigan man, and his 34-year-old female passenger from New Jersey were not injured.
- Eastbound I-78 traffic was diverted at Exit 40, Krumsville Road, following the landing, though all lanes reopened around 1 p.m. after crews cleared the scene.
- The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident with assistance from state agencies, and the aircraft was later towed to Queen City Airport in Allentown on Saturday afternoon.
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Plane Makes Emergency Highway Landing in Pennsylvania
You can see a lot of things on the nation’s interstate highways, from cars and trucks of all sorts to long-haul trucks carrying cargo from one coast to the other. And if you were in eastern Pennsylvania on Saturday, April 4, you might have seen something unexpected: a small plane making an emergency landing.The good news is that the plane’s pilot was unhurt. The bad news? If you were driving on the highway near where the landing took place, you …
Police say plane that landed on I-78 was bound for Indiana; dashcam video shows the landing
WEISENBERG TWP., Pa - Two people made it out safe after an emergency plane landing on the highway. It happened on I-78 in Weisenberg Township Saturday morning. "In that area of the highway is the best I got," an air traffic controller can be heard saying over audio. "Okay. We'll do it," the pilot…
The pilot, a 65-year-old man from Michigan, and the 34-year-old passenger from New Jersey were not injured.
Plane that left from N.J. airport makes shocking emergency landing on highway after engine trouble
The small plane that made an emergency landing along Interstate 78 in Lehigh County on Saturday experienced engine issues after departing from a New Jersey airport, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
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