Small plane towed to Boca Raton park day after emergency landing in Atlantic Ocean
- On Saturday, a lone pilot landed a Piper PA30 aircraft in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Boca Raton, emerging uninjured after bringing the plane down in shallow water.
- The aircraft departed Page Field in Fort Myers, heading to Bimini Airport in the Bahamas; WZVN-TV identified the pilot as 23-year-old Faith Tenkley, who has flown for four years.
- While the plane began experiencing issues, the pilot made an in-flight decision to land in the ocean rather than at Boca Raton Airport, avoiding populated areas near Ocean Boulevard and East Palmetto Park Road.
- Crews were scheduled to remove the plane from the water on Sunday, Aug. 23, while the Federal Aviation Administration leads the investigation into the emergency landing.
- Often used for training, the plane generally seats up to six people and flies at speeds of 165 to 200 mph; the FAA will issue a report following an examination of the aircraft.
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Several beachgoers came running when they saw what was happening.
23-Year-Old Pilot Makes Smooth Emergency Ocean Landing Near Boca Raton
23-Year-Old Pilot Makes Smooth Emergency Ocean Landing Near Boca Raton Florida beachgoers saw a tense scene unfold Saturday when a small plane made an emergency landing in the ocean near Boca Raton. Faith Tenkley, 23, was flying from Fort Myers to the Bahamas to pick up her family. She was piloting a Piper PA30 series twin-engine propeller plane when trouble began near the coast. Tenkley told Gulf Coast News that she has been a pilot for four ye…
This article was originally published on Cedarnews.net. For more news and exclusive reports, visit our website. Video shows a young female pilot, 23, swimming off after surviving an emergency water landing in Florida. The initial report was published by Fox News at 9:58. This news was published on the Cedarnews website. For more breaking news and exclusive reports, visit our official website.
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You don’t see this every day! A young pilot in Florida is thankful to be alive after she was forced to make an emergency landing in the Atlantic Ocean. The pilot has been identified as 23-year-old Faith Tenkley and according to authorities she made the emergency landing landing in the Atlantic Ocean off Boca Raton. WPBF reported further details on the emergency landing: An emergency landing in the Atlantic Ocean off Boca Raton had a happy endin…
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