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Young pilot makes daring emergency landing on Florida interstate

Headline from Al Jazeera, on the newest of 2 developments

A 21-year-old flight instructor safely landed her small aircraft on a US freeway near Pensacola, Florida.

Al Jazeera's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Small plane makes daring emergency landing on Florida interstate after engine stops

    Headline from KVIA El Paso ·

  2. Newest

    Young pilot makes daring emergency landing on Florida interstate

    Headline from Al Jazeera ·

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Reports & sources

25 articles, oldest first.

  1. ABC News

    WATCH: Small plane makes emergency landing on Florida highway (opens ABC News)

    Published

    ABC News's feed description

    Dashboard camera video captured the moment a small plane made an emergency landing on an interstate in Pensacola, Florida.

  2. Local News 8

    Small plane makes daring emergency landing on Florida interstate after engine stops (opens Local News 8)

    Published

    Local News 8's feed description

    By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a small plane on a training flight that made an emergency landing on a Florida interstate Monday morning, narrowly missing highway signs and vehicles.

  3. WSVN Miami

    Pilot, student forced to land small plane on I-10 in Pensacola after engine trouble (opens WSVN Miami)

    Published

    WSVN Miami's feed description

    PENSACOLA, Fla. (WSVN) — The pilot of a small plane was forced to make an emergency landing on a Florida highway after engine trouble. The...

  4. WMUR

    VIDEO: Small plane makes emergency landing on Florida interstate after engine stops (opens WMUR)

    Published

    WMUR's feed description

    A truck driver’s dash camera shows a small plane gliding under a highway sign, missing it by mere feet, before touching down on a Florida interstate.

  5. KYMA Yuma

    CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Small plane makes emergency landing on Florida Highway (opens KYMA Yuma)

    Published

    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    A small plane was forced to make an emergency landing on a busy Florida Interstate Monday barely avoiding traffic.

  6. Myfox Zone

    WATCH: Pilot lands training plane on Florida interstate, narrowly missing traffic (opens Myfox Zone)

    Published

    Myfox Zone's feed description

    The pilot and a flight student escaped unhurt after the emergency landing, which temporarily shut down part of Interstate 10.

  7. Al Jazeera

    Young pilot makes daring emergency landing on Florida interstate (opens Al Jazeera)

    Published

    Al Jazeera's feed description

    A 21-year-old flight instructor safely landed her small aircraft on a US freeway near Pensacola, Florida.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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