Time: 23:58:00Z
Regis#: N98198
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: J3C
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Minor
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
FAA Flight Standards District Office: FAA San Jose FSDO-15
City: MARINA
State: California
AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED IN A FIELD, NEAR MARINA, CA
MAGGIE'S MIXER LLC: http://registry.faa.gov/N98198
UPDATE 6:09 PM: The Monterey County Sheriff's Office said two people aboard a small plane that landed in a field in Salinas managed to walk away without major injuries.
The plane made an emergency landing along Nashua Road near Cooper Road just before 5 p.m.
KION spoke with the pilot and will have more tonight at 10 on the CW and 11 on CBS.
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A small aircraft went down in Salinas Wednesday evening, according to the Monterey County Sheriff's Office.
The crashed was reported just before 5 p.m. on Nashua Road near Cooper Road.
Two people were in the plane, deputies said.
Story and video: http://www.kionrightnow.com
CASTROVILLE, Calif. —A small private plane made an emergency crash landing in a farm field between Salinas and Castroville at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
The pilot and passenger were not injured, Monterey County Sheriff's Cmdr. John Thornburg said.
The bright yellow plane could be seen nose-down in the middle of a plowed field along Nashua Road.
Original article can be found here: http://www.ksbw.com