According to authorities, a small plane ran out of fuel while headed to the Orlando Executive Airport and was forced to land on the on-ramp to WB I-4 from Maitland Blvd at around 5:45 p.m.
The FAA is currently investigating the incident.
No injuries are being reported, and no lanes of I-4 have been closed. But expect plenty of rubberneckers to slow traffic down until the wreckage is cleared.
This actually isn’t the first time a plane interrupted Orlando’s rush hour traffic. In November of 2017, a plane headed to the Orlando Executive Airport made a similar emergency landing, also during rush hour, on Exit 94, which coincidentally is just down the road from today’s crash.
This is a developing story and we’ll update this post when more information is available.
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This article appears in May 15-21, 2019.
