Plane Makes Hard Landing Near Sebastian

April 29, 2019 Andy Hodges Traffic 0

Authorities say a Piper PA28 plane made a hard landing in a field near Sebastian, Florida.

SEBASTIAN – Police and fire rescue are near a field where a small plane made a hard landing along the wetlands near Sebastian south of Brevard County.

The Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) said the landing site was near some wetlands and canals in Indian River County.

There were two occupants in the aircraft and their conditions are unknown at this time.

According to the FAA, the plane was identified as a Piper PA28 aircraft. The FAA is expected to investigate the incident Monday afternoon.

This is a developing story.

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About Andy Hodges

Andy Hodges was born in Annapolis, Maryland and raised in Jupiter, Florida. Andy has been a radio & TV personality since the 1980s. He has worked for WLIZ, WFLX-FOX 29, WIRK, WIXI, WKSY, WRMF, and WJNO to name a few. After spending 7 years in Atlanta, Georgia during the 1990s, Andy returned to Florida and settled in the small town of Sebastian in 2000. In 2005, he returned to the broadcasting news sector and eventually joined our news team in 2016 as editor in chief. Andy's family has lived in Sebastian for more than 45 years.