Plane Skids Off Sussex County Runway Into Lake, 4 Passengers Climb Into Fishing Boat Unharmed

Four people got onto a fishing boat unharmed in a lake that their plane skidded into after going off the runway at Aeroflex-Andover Airport.

Two adults and two children walked away from the unharmed, after the Cessna C172 they were on skid off Runway 3-21, into brush and onto Lake Aeroflex around 1 p.m. Friday, ABC7 reports.
Photo Credit: *Matthew Putts via CBS New York*

Cecilia Levine

07/08/2019 2:02 p.m.

Two adults and two children walked away from the unharmed, after the Cessna C172 they were on skid off Runway 3-21, into brush and onto Lake Aeroflex around 1 p.m. Friday, ABC7 reports.

Several other reports say that the plane -- headed to Morristown -- was diverted to the airport after leaving from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, due to a temporary air restriction caused by the arrival of President Trump.

The plane sunk minutes later, the report says.

The FAA was investigating.

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