Plane Executes Emergency Landing At North Adams Airport
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A private plane executed an emergency landing at Harriman-and-West Airport on Monday morning.
Katherine Eade, the mayor's special assistant and administrator for the airport, reported that the plane carrying two people, including the pilot, landed safely.
"The pilot said he essentially glided into North Adams from 12,000 feet…he was very glad to find this remote airport," Eade said.
The newly wedded couple was flying home to Colorado after honeymooning in Maine. The pilot, the husband, called in for an emergency landing after he noticed his engine was leaking oil. This prompted a full response from North Adams emergency services, per protocol.
The plane landed with no issues. There were no injuries.
Eade said longtime airport user Carl Villaneuva donated a courtesy car to the couple so they could drive off and find lunch and a hotel while the grounded plane was repaired at the airport.
According to scanner reports, emergency vehicles left the airport around 11 a.m.
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