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Small plane makes emergency landing in Rowan County

Officials say the plane was attempting to get to Rowan County Airport but engine problems forced a plane to make a landing to a farm field.

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ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. -- A small plane carrying a pilot and a passenger diverted to a farm field near China Grove due to engine problems Friday afternoon.

Officials say a small private Cessna aircraft didn't have enough power to get to Rowan County Airport, the intended destination. The plane safely landed in a farm field off of Lentz Road.

Neither individuals in the airplane were injured and there were also no damages to the aircraft, officials say.

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