Emergency Landing Leaves Small Plane Stranded In Remote Florida Field As Rescue Helicopter Arrives

Miami-Dade County, Florida – A small aircraft made an emergency landing in a remote grassy field near Miami Executive Airport on October 12, prompting a response from Miami-Dade Fire Rescue’s Air Rescue team.

The Cessna 172R Skyhawk, registered as N57FA, was found upright in a field east of Krome Avenue near the 12800 block of Southwest 145th Avenue at approximately 12:07 p.m.

Air Rescue personnel landed nearby, approached the aircraft and made contact with the person onboard. No injuries were reported, and rescuers provided transportation out of the remote area.

The aircraft was associated with flight training operations based at Miami Executive Airport. Fire rescue crews had responded to reports of a downed aircraft and located the plane during an aerial search.

The emergency landing caused no reported traffic impact.