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NextImg:Small commuter plane lands on Loudoun County Parkway

A small commercial plane was forced to land in a snowstorm on the Loudoun County Parkway in Virginia Friday shortly after takeoff from Dulles International Airport, blocking the southbound lanes near the airport, the Virginia Department of Transportation said.

None of the seven people aboard was reported injured.

The plane was a commuter flight, Southern Airways Express Flight 246, Dulles International Airport officials posted on X.

“Dulles Airport received reports around 12:50pm of a departed aircraft landing off airport property on a nearby roadway. … Dulles Airport remains open for takeoffs and landings,” airport officials said.

Southern Airways Express Flight 246 took off from Dulles at 12:45 p.m. and landed at 12:47 p.m., according to flight tracking website FlightAware. 

The highway’s southbound lanes were closed off between Yardley Ridge Drive and Arcola Mills Drive, LCSO said.

Virginia State Police responded to the scene, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office posted on X. Videos posted on X purportedly showed the plane sitting damaged on the highway, with Loudoun Fire Rescue also on the scene. 

The plane in the video, N1983X, is a Cessna turbo propeller plane owned by Southern Airways, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

No injuries were reported as a result of the abortive landing, Virginia State Police told WUSA-TV. Seven people were on board at the time of the incident, the FAA said in a statement according to Fox Business.

Authorities have not said whether any cars or drivers were involved in the plane’s crash landing. The FAA is investigating the incident.

• Brad Matthews can be reached at bmatthews@washingtontimes.com.