Purdue plane safely lands in field after losing power
Posted May 17, 2018 7:00 am
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Authorities say a Purdue University plane has landed safely in a bean field after losing power.
The Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Office says two people aboard the single-engine plane escaped injury after the incident Thursday afternoon near the Purdue Airport.
The sheriff's office tells the Lafayette Journal & Courier the plane's pilot glided the aircraft to the field after it lost power. It says the plane didn't appear to be damaged.
The pilot wasn't immediately identified.
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Information from: Journal and Courier, http://www.jconline.com
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