FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill., May 3 (UPI) -- Officials with a Missouri-Illinois public transit system said a small airplane made an emergency landing in a bus lane, but no injuries were reported.
Officials with Metro Transit, which is based in St. Louis, said the 1978 Cessna 172N landed in a bus lane at the Fairview Heights, Ill., Metrolink Station at about 11 p.m. Sunday, KTVI-TV, St. Louis, reported Monday.
Only the pilot was on board the plane, which seats four, when it landed, officials said.
The Federal Aviation Administration said authorities received word Sunday night that the aircraft, registered to a West Jefferson, Ohio, company, was missing and last seen about 5 miles east of the St. Louis Downtown Airport. The landing was reported minutes later, the FAA said.
Only the pilot was on board the plane, which seats four, when it landed, officials said.
The Federal Aviation Administration said authorities received word Sunday night that the aircraft, registered to a West Jefferson, Ohio, company, was missing and last seen about 5 miles east of the St. Louis Downtown Airport. The landing was reported minutes later, the FAA said.
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