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Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing At Jersey School Field: Police Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing At Jersey School Field: Police
Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing At Jersey School Field: Police A helicopter operated out of an Essex County facility made an emergency landing at a Jersey Shore school field Thursday, March 14, authorities said. The commercial passenger helicopter operated by Zip Aviation of Caldwell touched down on a baseball field behind Middletown High School North, adjacent to Marvin Road, Middletown police said. The pilot, who is not being identified at this time, saw the field and determined that it would be safe to make the emergency landing after an indicator light came on, police said. He was the only occupant of the helicopter. There…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Student Pilot Botches Landing At NJ Airport: Police Student Pilot Botches Landing At NJ Airport: Police
Student Pilot Botches Landing At NJ Airport: Police A small plane was damaged when a student pilot botched the landing at a New Jersey airport Monday morning, Nov. 20. The student was trying to land the single-engine Cessna 172N alongside the flight instructor at Blairstown Airport around 10:15 a.m., according to the FAA. However, the plane's wing struck the ground, and the aircraft slid off the runway several feet, Blairstown Police Chief Scott Johnsen said. Neither the student nor the pilot were injured. The airport was closed for approximately one hour. The NTSB and FAA will conduct the investigation.  The Blairstown Hose …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Tie Between Plane Crash, Wildfire In Ocean County Unclear Tie Between Plane Crash, Wildfire In Ocean County Unclear
Tie Between Plane Crash, Wildfire In Ocean County Unclear Sometime around a plane crashed in Ocean County, a wildfire broke out. As of Sunday afternoon, Sept. 3, it remained unclear if the two were connected. The FAA said a single-engine Cirrus SR22 crashed in a wooded area in Toms River, New Jersey, around 2:30 a.m. Only the pilot was on board. According to 6abc, the plane had departed Pottstown, PA, and was heading to Toms River when it crashed in a wooded area of Lacey Township, near the Ocean County Airport. Sometime thereafter, a wildfire broke out, closing a portion of Dover and Mule roads near Miller Airpark. The FAA and National Tr…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Newark Airport Arrivals, Departures Delayed For Investigation Of Plane That Skidded Off Runway Newark Airport Arrivals, Departures Delayed For Investigation Of Plane That Skidded Off Runway
Newark Airport Arrivals, Departures Delayed For Investigation Of Plane That Skidded Off Runway A plane blew a tire and skidded off a runway at Newark Airport Saturday afternoon, delaying arrivals and departures while authorities investigated. All flights were resumed on a limited schedule less than an hour after the airport tweeted the emergency at 1:40 p.m., when an inbound flight from Denver went off the runway and got stuck in tall grass. "The NTSB has instructed that the aircraft in the earlier incident not be moved until investigators arrive," the airport said. A staircase was used to evacuate the plane. No injuries were immediately reported. The airport advised travelers to c…

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by Jerry DeMarco