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Small plane flying out of Murray makes emergency landing on Arkansas highway
No one was injured when a small plane that took off from Murray on Wednesday had to make an emergency landing on an Arkansas highway.The plane was a Piper Cherokee Arrow owned by West Kentucky Flyers Corporation. According to the FlightAware aviation app, it took off from Murray Airport around 10 a.m. carrying a family of four with an intended destination of Hot Springs Airport.
The Garland County, Arkansas sheriff told The Hot Springs Sentinel-Record that the plane began to have mechanical issues and landed on the King Expressway at approximately 12 p.m.
The pilot continued to maneuver the plane off the roadway and out of traffic as emergency vehicles arrived.
The expressway had to be closed while the plane was hauled away.
The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the incident.
(Photo Hot Springs Village Voice)
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