Emergency landing in Lovers Lake near Chatham Municipal Airport (KCQX), Massachusetts

 

Investigators are trying to determine the cause of this small plane crash Saturday afternoon in Lovers Lake in Chatham. 

Steve Heaslip/Cape Cod Times 

 

(Photo credit: David G. Curran/ SatelliteNewsService.com)

By CAPE COD TIMES 

CHATHAM -- Two men escaped from a small plane this afternoon after it had engine trouble and crashed into the water in Lovers Lake off Lakeshore Drive. 

Rescue workers and investigators were called to the scene around 2:40 this afternoon.

 Officials said the plane was about to land at nearby Chatham Municipal Airport when it has some kind of engine problem, dropped down into the water and landed right-side up.

 The men were able to get out of the plane and were not injured. The tail of the plane can be seen above the water about 20 feet from shore, in the backyard of a private homeowner.

Source:  http://www.capecodonline.com

CHATHAM, Mass. (AP) — Rescue workers say the pilot and a passenger were not hurt when their small plane that was flying over Cape Cod suffered mechanical failure and made an emergency landing into a small lake.

Chatham Fire Capt. Kate Hansen says the plane sunk into Lover’s Lake after landing there Saturday afternoon.

Emergency responders checked the pilot and a passenger at the scene and released them.

There was no immediate information on the identities of the pilot and passenger, the origin of their flight and their destination.

Authorities are investigating the incident.

The incident was first reported by the Cape Cod Times.

 Source:  http://boston.cbslocal.com