Dec. 22—ALBANY — At 12:43 p.m. Friday, a Beechcraft Travel Air twin-piston aircraft made an emergency landing on the New York State Thruway northbound near Exit 23 in the city of Albany. The pilot realized he wouldn’t make the runway due to mechanical issues and instead decided to land the aircraft on the Thruway.
The pilot, Logan M. Steed, age 19 from Winnsboro, South Carolina, and two passengers, Steven D. Strunk, 54, and April D. Strunk, 52, both from Mount Perry, Ohio, were not injured.
The plane departed from Fairfield County Airport in Winnsboro, South Carolina at 8:35 a.m., and was headed to Bennington, Vermont. The pilot was attempting to land at Albany International Airport due to mechanical issues. The aircraft is registered to a flight training school in Winnsboro.
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Northbound traffic on the highway was reduced to one lane as authorities tried to figure out how to best remove the airplane.
State police and the Federal Aviation Administration continue to investigate the incident.
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