Major Deegan Expressway: Small Plane in Emergency Landing in Bronx

Major Deegan Expressway: Small Plane in Emergency Landing in Bronx
Jack Phillips
1/4/2014
Updated:
7/18/2015

A small plane made an emergency landing on the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx on Saturday afternoon, it was reported.

The airplane was heading towards the LaGuardia Airport in Queens.

The New York Daily News reported that the plane landed at around 3:15 p.m. EST near the E. 233rd St. exit in the Bronx. 

“It’s upright, it’s in one piece. Looks to be a solid landing,” a first responder was quoted as saying.

A firefighter told the Daily News that passengers on the plane appeared uninjured

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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