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'I was so fortunate': NC pilot describes moment plane crashed in ocean at Oak Island
WECT reports a small airplane crashed in the ocean near the Oak Island Pier at around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Town officials said the pilot, the only person on board, was treated on shore for non-life-threatening injuries. The plane was recovered and towed out of the water.
‘The engine just stopped’: Small plane crashes into the ocean off North Carolina coast
According to Flight Aware, his plane took off from the Cape Fear Regional Jetport in Oak Island at 7:17 p.m. It was only in flight for 13 minutes. Finkelstein believes the accident came down to an engine failure.
Small plane crashes in ocean near Oak Island Pier; pilot rescued
OAK ISLAND, N.C. (WTVD) -- A pilot was rescued Saturday after making an emergency landing in the ocean near Oak Island Pier. The Town's Beach Safety Unit, who were already in the area responding to a water rescue nearby, were able to quickly assist pilot Mark Finkelstein, who was the only one on board.
A Jabiru experimental plane crashed Saturday evening about 200 yards off the beach from Oak Island in Brunswick County, a new ...
Mark Finkelstein has been flying for 17 years and says what was supposed to be a short flight quickly turned into a nightmare ...
At a certain point, the engine just stopped altogether and the propeller just stopped and at that point it was very clear ...
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Pilot Mark Finkelstein took a small single-engine plane for a short flight on Saturday evening — only to find himself in the water just 13 minutes later.
A pilot made an emergency landing in the water near Oak Island, North Carolina, and rescue crews responded. Screengrab from ...
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