Plane makes off-field landing on highway near Springfield

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GREENE COUNTY, Mo. (KY3) -A small plane made an off-field landing on a highway in southwest Missouri, officials said Saturday afternoon.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the emergency landing happened just after 1 p.m. in the northbound lanes of U.S. 65, past Valley Water Mill Road, in Greene County.

The two occupants in the plane sustained no injuries. Troopers said the plane did sustain damage, but did not collide with any other vehicles on the highway.

FlightAware flight records show that the plane had taken off from Memphis, Tennessee, at 11:30 a.m. and was scheduled to land in Olathe, Kansas.

MSHP Troop D confirmed the FAA has been contacted and will perform an investigation.

For more on this story visit original reporting by KY3 News.

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