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Plane makes emergency landing in Davenport

Davenport police said the plane landed in a field near the 5900 block of Tremont Avenue around 4:40 p.m. just south of I-80 in northern Davenport.

DAVENPORT, Iowa — A private airplane made an emergency landing in Davenport Sunday evening.

Davenport police said the plane landed in a field near the 5900 block of Tremont Avenue around 4:40 p.m. just south of I-80 in northern Davenport. The plane intended to land at Davenport Municipal Airport when the pilot reported mechanical issues and made an emergency landing. 

The plane's two occupants were not injured during the landing and both declined treatment. 

The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board were notified of the incident. 

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