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Plane forced to land on highway in Commerce
4 passengers en route to Gainesville all safe
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A single-engine Cessna plane rests on U.S. 441 in Commerce after emergency landing because of reported engine and power failure.
A plane en route to Gainesville had to make an emergency landing in Commerce Sunday after the pilot reported “intermittent engine and power failure.” “They did make a successful emergency landing,” said Commerce Police Chief John Gaissert. According to Gaissert, the single-engine Cessna plane landed on U.S. 441, about two miles south of I-85, shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday.