July 14, 2015
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A small aircraft landed on Route 72 in Stafford Township Sunday morning.
Stafford Township Police released a video Wednesday of a small plane landing on a busy South Jersey highway.
On Sunday, July 12, a single-engine aircraft carrying students from a skydiving school made an emergency landing on Route 72 near Route 9 in Ocean County, west of Long Beach Island.
EARLIER STORY: Small plane makes emergency landing on South Jersey highway
The pilot said he was forced to land the plane when it lost power mid-air. Video shows the plane descend onto the roadway and narrowly miss cars as it merged onto the median. Watch the video here.
Police say that one passenger was treated for a minor cut on his arm, but no other injuries were reported. Police said on Sunday that the investigation into the landing would be handed over to the Federal Aviation Administration.
