Small plane makes emergency landing on US-1 in Chatham County, NCSHP confirms
MONCURE, N.C. (WNCN) — UPDATE: On Friday morning, the Federal Aviation Administration said the aircraft, a single-engine Lancair 360 with the registration number N360XS, landed on a highway near the Raleigh Executive Jetport around 4:20 p.m. Thursday after experiencing engine problems.
The airport is in Sanford, but near the Chatham County line.
The FAA said the pilot was the only person on board and the agency is investigating the incident.
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The North Carolina State Highway Patrol has confirmed that a small plane made an emergency landing in Chatham County on Thursday afternoon.
According to NCSHP, the single-engine aircraft landed on U.S. 1 northbound at about 3:30 p.m. near Exit 81 towards Pea Ridge Road and Moncure.
They said there were no injuries.
According to flight plans, the plane was headed to Ocean Isle Beach after taking off from Lynchburg, Virginia at about 3 p.m.
At this time, it is unclear if the plane hit anything on the way down.
NCSHP said the plane was still on the highway Thursday night and is expected to remain there until Friday morning.
According to NCDOT, the shoulder is closed where the plane is located and is expected to reopen at 9 a.m. Friday.
CBS 17 is working to get more information.
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