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Small plane makes emergency landing on Huntington Beach street

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A small plane made an emergency landing Friday in Huntington Beach, according to police.

Officers arrived in the area of Newland Street and Hamilton Avenue less than two minutes after receiving a report of the incident at 4:55 p.m., Officer Angela Bennett said. They discovered that the female pilot had made the emergency landing on Hamilton between Newland and Seaforth Lane, Bennett said.

There were no injuries, she said.

The plane was en route to John Wayne Airport when it lost power, airport officials said on Twitter. The post said airport operations were not affected.

Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor described the plane as a single-engine Cessna 172. Records show the aircraft was registered in Los Angeles.

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Surveillance video shows the plane traveling down the street among several vehicles.

A resident of the area said she heard a loud rumbling and that she and her husband ran out of their house and saw the plane in the middle of the street.

Roads in the area were temporarily closed.

The FAA is investigating the incident.

Priscella.Vega@latimes.com

Twitter: @vegapriscella


UPDATES:

7:35 a.m. June 2: This article was updated with additional details.

This article was originally published at 5:35 p.m. June 1.

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