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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
Pilot Survives Blairstown Crash Landing Pilot Survives Blairstown Crash Landing
Pilot Survives Blairstown Crash Landing A pilot was left with minor injuries after a glider plane crash landed into a Blairstown field Sunday, July 23, authorities said. Blairstown Police responded to the crash into a field near Vail Road around 2 p.m., Chief Scott Johnsen told Daily Voice. Hope Volunteer Firefighter John Kruk found the plane using a drone and contacted the pilot with help from the Blairstown Hose Company #1 and the Blairstown Ambulance Corps. The pilot had lost altitude and “did not have enough lift to make it back to the Blairstown Airport,” prompting a “controlled landing” onto the nearby cornfields, Johnsen…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Worker Airlifted After Being Run Over By UTV At Blairstown Airport Worker Airlifted After Being Run Over By UTV At Blairstown Airport
Worker Airlifted After Being Run Over By UTV At Blairstown Airport A worker was airlifted to a nearby hospital after being run over by a UTV at the Blairstown Airport, authorities said. The accident occurred around 2:15 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 21, Blairstown Police Chief Scott Johnsen told DailyVoice.com. The victim, a landscaper working on repaving the runway, was run over on his chest area by one of the tires of a Bobcat UTV equipped with a front-end loader. The man was airlifted to Morristown Medical Center for treatment of unspecified injuries. An update on his condition was not immediately available. A language barrier also made it hard to get informat…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Ejected, Killed In Route 94 Crash Motorcyclist Ejected, Killed In Route 94 Crash
Motorcyclist Ejected, Killed In Route 94 Crash A motorcyclist was ejected and killed in a weekend crash with a Honda on Route 94 in Warren County, police confirmed. The crash occurred just before 2:50 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12, Blairstown Police Chief Scott Johnsen told DailyVoice.com. A four-door Honda sedan was stopped at Vail Road and Rt. 94 and did not see the motorcyclist before attempting to make a left turn, Johnsen said. The Honda driver then saw the motorcyclist and tried to speed up to avoid him. At that point, the motorcyclist swerved to attempt to avoid the Honda before the Honda “struck the motorcycle with the front area …

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by Valerie Musson