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Small plane makes emergency landing in canal at Orlando Executive Airport

No injuries reported in landing

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ORLANDO, Fla. – A small plane landed in a canal Friday at Orlando Executive Airport, officials said.

According to airport officials, a Cessna 172 experienced difficulty in landing around 3 p.m. and ended off the runway.

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The aircraft, which belongs to a local flight school, landed in a canal on airport property, and the two people on board exited the plane safely.

No one was injured.


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