Small plane crash lands in rice field, pilot safe

Small plane crash lands in rice field, pilot safe

The crashed small plane lies upside down in a field after the pilot made an emergency landing on Monday in Sukhothai province while en route from Chiang Mai province to Bangkok. The pilot, who was unhurt, told police the plane's engine cut out.(Photo by Phubet Faithes)
The crashed small plane lies upside down in a field after the pilot made an emergency landing on Monday in Sukhothai province while en route from Chiang Mai province to Bangkok. The pilot, who was unhurt, told police the plane's engine cut out.(Photo by Phubet Faithes)

SUKHOTHAI: A small plane made a safe emergency landing in a rice field on Monday after an engine problem forced the pilot to end the flight.

Police in Sri Satchanalai district called to the scene reported the single-engined plane was overturned in a field near a dirt road.

The pilot, Prakit Sappipattana, was unhurt. He told police he was flying from Chiang Mai province to Bangkok. The engine shut down and he had no choice but to find a place to land.

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