NEW MELLE, Mo. – A grandmother of five was flying her small plane cross-country when the engine quit in mid-air and she was forced to make an emergency landing in a muddy field.
Emma Hanner, 78, was flying her 1970 Grumman AA1 home to Denver from Lexington, N.C., when the propeller stopped suddenly west of St. Louis.
As the plane hit the ground, one wheel dipped into an irrigation ditch and buckled underneath the plane.
She flies several times a week and planned to have the plane repaired. She plans to return to Missouri and get it, then fly home.
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