Single-engine plane crash lands in Everglades west of Hollywood

Author: CBS MIAMI
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Small plane crashes in Everglades. (CBS Miami)

A single-engine aircraft ended up overturned in the Everglades, just west of Hollywood on Thursday afternoon.

Images from Chopper 4 showed two occupants standing on the plane’s wings awaiting rescue. They looked to be uninjured.

The Federal Aviation Administration identified the plane as a Cessna 172.

Officials said the aircraft was located 10 miles west of Hollywood and that it went down at around 12:45 p.m.

The FAA is investigating, and the National Transportation Safety Board has been notified.

No additional information was immediately available.

This is a developing story and will be updated as soon as more information becomes available.

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