Southern Airways Flight 246 Makes Emergency Landing on Highway

by | Jan 20, 2024 | Aviation Accident

A commercial plane made an emergency landing in Loudoun County, Virginia on January 19, 2024.  The plane, a single-engine Cessna 208 Caravan, made an emergency landing on the Loudoun County Parkway shortly after departing from Dulles International Airport.  The plane was operated by Southern Airways Express as Flight 246.  The plane was en route to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with two pilots and five passengers on board.  It is unclear what the emergency was that required the landing.  The incident remains under investigation.

There have been a number of recent plane crashes in 2022.  A Learjet 55 crashed in Livingston, Montana on January 11, 2024.  A Beechcraft Baron 55 crashed in Leyden, Massachusetts on January 14, 2024.  There was a deadly hot air balloon accident in Eloy, Arizona on January 14, 2024.  A Cessna C310 crashed near Poolville, in Parker County, Texas on January 14, 2024.  A Sonex plane crashed in Auburn, Washington on January 16, 2024.

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