Cessna 172S Skyhawk, N447ER: Incident occurred October 14, 2020 in J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area, Palm Beach County, Florida

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; South Florida 

Aircraft windshield covered by oil and made a forced landing on a road. 

Walter Reid Aviation LLC  

https://registry.faa.gov/N447ER

Date: 14-OCT-20

Time: 13:45:00Z

Regis#: N447ER

Aircraft Make: CESSNA

Aircraft Model: 172

Event Type: INCIDENT

Highest Injury: NONE

Aircraft Missing: No

Damage: UNKNOWN

Activity: INSTRUCTION

Flight Phase: EN ROUTE (ENR)

Operation: 91

City: JW CORBETT WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA

State: FLORIDA

LOXAHATCHEE, Florida — A small plane made a hard landing near a swampy area of Loxahatchee on Wednesday morning.

According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, the aircraft went down around 10 a.m. in the area of 190th Street North and 94th Street North, which is in the J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area, west of Seminole Pratt Whitney Road.

Officials with Palm Beach County Fire Rescue said three people were onboard the plane, but none of them were hurt.

Exclusive video from WPTV Chopper 5 showed the Cessna 172S Skyhawk on a dirt road just feet from a swampy area and homes.

The initial investigation revealed the pilot was forced to make a hard landing when the aircraft started experiencing engine trouble.

https://www.wptv.com