BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — A small plane with five people aboard aborted takeoff and slid off a runway at a Massachusetts airport in a flight that was headed to New Jersey. No injuries were reported.
Authorities say the accident happened at about 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Hanscom Field in Bedford, about 20 miles northwest of Boston. Officials say the flight was headed to Teterboro Airport in New Jersey.
Officials say the twin-engine jet slid into a grassy area off the runway.
It wasn’t immediately clear if the snowstorm on Sunday played a role.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.
#BREAKING: Situation unfolding with a plane at Hanscom Field..5 people on board. We are gathering more information right now
— Ryan Schulteis (@RyanSchulteis) February 12, 2017
#BREAKING: Plane aborts takeoff and slid off the runway at Hanscom Field. Everyone on board evacuated
— Ryan Schulteis (@RyanSchulteis) February 12, 2017
MORE: It was a Gulfstream G280 aircraft with five people on board & slid off the end of runway 29
— Ryan Schulteis (@RyanSchulteis) February 12, 2017
MORE: The flight was headed for Teterboro Airport in New Jersey.
The FAA is investigating.— Ryan Schulteis (@RyanSchulteis) February 12, 2017
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