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Pilot, passenger uninjured following emergency landing in Jackson County Tuesday

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Posted at 11:44 AM, Jun 25, 2024

GAINESBORO, Tenn. (WTVF) — An single-engine airplane made an emergency landing near the Jackson County/Smith County line on Tuesday morning.

According to Jackson County officials, the call came in right before 9 a.m. The aircraft was traveling to Ohio from Murfreesboro when it experienced engine problems.

Jackson County 911 dispatchers were able to use GPS coordinates to locate the aircraft’s approximate location.

The plane was found just off of Salt Lick Creek Road and both the pilot and passenger were not injured.

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