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Plane makes emergency landing in Horry County field

Nobody was hurt after a plane made an emergency landing in an Horry County field on Tuesday afternoon.

Horry County Fire Rescue responded to the small aircraft around 4 p.m. in the area of Highway 472 and Gunsmoke Trail.

Highway 472 runs between S.C. 22 and Highway 19 outside of Conway.

When crews arrived, they found a small plane made an emergency landing into the field. The pilot’s parachute was deployed, according to Horry County Fire Rescue.

The plane appears to seat four or five people, there is no word if any passengers were onboard.

This story was originally published March 17, 2020 at 4:54 PM.

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Alex Lang
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Alex Lang is the True Crime reporter for The Sun News covering the legal system and how crime impacts local residents. He says letting residents know if they are safe is a vital role of a newspaper. Alex has covered crime in Detroit, Iowa, New York City, West Virginia and now Horry County.
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