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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.
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.
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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 small plane crashed into the sea off the coast of Oak Island in North Carolina. It flipped over when it came into contact with the waves.
The single-engine aircraft was “involved in an accident” around 12:30 p.m., according to the Rhode Island Airport Corporation ...
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