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Pilot injured in emergency landing of small plane near North Perry Airport

October 26, 2023 / 2:58 PM EDT / CBS Miami

MIAMI - The pilot of a small plane had to be transported to a local hospital after he made an emergency landing near North Perry Airport on Thursday afternoon.

The pilot, who was the plane's only occupant, has not been identified. He was transported to Memorial Regional Hospital with a leg injury and is in stable condition.

The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will be investigating what may have caused the pilot to make the emergency landing.

Pembroke Pines police tweeted the following:

ATTENTION DRIVERS: Officers are on scene with a plane crash in the area of 721 SW 72nd Avenue. One patient is conscious & breathing. Traffic along SW 72nd Avenue, south of Pines Boulevard, will be temporarily diverted. pic.twitter.com/fWfhIGSKgr
— Pembroke Pines PD (@PPinesPD) October 26, 2023

Mauricio Maldonado

Mauricio Maldonado is a digital editor for CBS Miami and has been a digital journalist in the South Florida area since 1997. Mauricio started at the Miami Herald in 1990 and transitioned over to their online team in 1997. In 2001, he moved north to lend his talents to SunSentinel.com, where he spent 17 years. Mauricio has been with CBS Miami since 2018.