Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Preston

Photo by Ryan James FlahertyPreston Ambulance 100 with the plane in the background.

Photo by Ryan James FlahertyLuckily the pilot was able to land safely in the field.

Photo by Ryan James FlahertyPreston Tanker 12.

Photo by Ryan James Flaherty

Photo by Ryan James FlahertyPreston Ambulance 100 and Engine 11.
PRESTON, CT - At 5:56 P.M. on Saturday, August 19th, the Preston Fire Department, CT State Police and an American Ambulance Paramedic were dispatched to Military Highway near the former Norwich State Hospital for a reported plane crash. Engine 11 arrived finding a single-engine plane that had an emergency landing in the field. The crew stretched a dry one-and-three-quarter-inch hose line for a minor fuel leak. Luckily, both souls on board were able to safely exit the plane and were not injured. Crews held the scene while the Federal Aviation Administration investigated.