North Carolina
Plane makes emergency landing in North Carolina town, no injuries
LEWISTON, N.C. (WNCT) — An airplane had to make an emergency landing Saturday evening in Bertie County.
Bertie County Sheriff Tyrone Ruffin confirmed on Facebook that the hard landing was due to equipment failure. Everyone on board was safe. No injuries were reported.
Ian Gregor with the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the plane had the hard landing in the Lewiston area at around 6 p.m. It was a Cessna 172 single-engine plane with a registration number N46118. Gregor said the pilot was the only person on board.
The plane is registered to Epiphany Software Co. out of Wilmington, according to the FAA website. It was manufactured in 1968.
Ruffin said the crash happened on Indian Woods Road near the Lewiston/Woodville area. An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA will be conducted, per regular safety measures.