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CLOSED. RIGHT NOW HI, SHEREE. YES, THE HIGHWAY I-75 NORTH AND THE ARLINGTON HEIGHTS LACHLAN AREA DOES REMAIN SHUT DOWN AT THIS HOUR YOU CAN SEE THE PLANE IS STILL ON THE INTERNET THE INTERSTATE YOU CAN SEE THE TAIL OF THE PLANE RIGHT THERE TO THE RIGHT OF IT. THER IS A VEHICLE THAT’S CINCINNATI POLICE HAS CRASH RESPONSE UNIT AND A LAST WE TALKED TO CINCINNATI POLICE. THEY WERE STILL WAITING F INVESTIGATORS FROM THE FAA TO ARRIVE. A VIEW FROM THE GROUND SHOWS HOW THE SINGLE ENGINE WAYNE CAME TO A STOP AGAINST THE CONCRETE BARRIER RYAN CARPENTER SHOT THIS VIDEO. HE WAS DRIVING ON 75 NORTH AND SAW THE PLANE GO DOWN IN FRONT OF HIM. SHORTLY BEFORE THE CRASH ROB MARTIN OF HARTWELL WAS SITTING IN HIS BACKYARD WHEN HE HEARD A PLANE AND LOOKED UP WAS FLYING VERY LOW. AND THE PLANE WAS THE ENGINE WAS BACKFIRING, YOU KNO, REALLY SOUNDED TO ME LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE PLANE WAS IN DISTRESS BECAUSE IT WAS FLYING, YOU KNOW LOWER AND LOWER MARTIN CALLED 9-1-1 IN ALL PROBABILITY. THIS PLANE IS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET TO AN AIRPORT. I SEE THE AIRPLANE LA WITH ME TODAY BUILD THE AIRPORT RIGHT HERE IN THE LAST COUPLE DAYS AND NEXT. YOU KNOW, I JUST SEE THE PHONE BELL ON 75 NEAR RONALD REAGA WITHOUT HITTING ANY CARS. RISING LIE CINCINNATI POLICE SAY THE PILOT REPORTED ENGINE TROUBLE BEFORE THE CRASH LANDING. THE PLANE IS REGISTERED TO A COMPANY IN INDIANAPOLIS A CHECK OF PAST FLIGHTS SHOW TRIPS WERE MADE BETWEEN INDIA AND LUNKEN AND THE FAA CONFIRMS. THE PILOT WAS IN ROUTE TO LUNKEN AGAIN TODAY. AND AGAIN I-75 NORTH BETWEEN GALBRAITH AND DAVIS REMAINS SHUT DOWN AT THIS HOUR CINCINNATI POLICE ARE WAITING FOR INVESTIGATORS FROM THE FAA TO GET HERE AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TELL US WHEN THEY EXPECT THE STRETCH TO REOPEN REPORTING

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A small plane bound for Lunken Airport made an emergency landing on Interstate 75 Thursday, crashing into a concrete barrier. The plane landed in the northbound lanes of the highway near Ronald Reagan without hitting any vehicles around 11:30 a.m. Thursday. The pilot was the only person in the plane, authorities said. Cincinnati police identified him as John Bennett, 61, of Indianapolis.Ryan Carpenter of Fairfield said the plane landed right in front of him."I was probably 15 feet away from it when it landed. After I slammed on my breaks, it slid probably about 20-25 feet into the concrete barrier," Carpenter said.Carpenter said he called 911, pulled over and made sure no one was hurt. "Luckily, I saw it coming down and was able to slam on the brakes, and I think everybody kind of followed after that," Carpenter said.Shortly before the crash, Rob Martin of Hartwell was sitting in his backyard when he heard the plane."It was flying very low and the engine was a backfiring. It really sounded to me like the plane was in distress because it was flying lower and lower," Martin said. "I've never heard a plane make that kind of sound with the backfiring, you know, back and forth, back and forth. That's how I knew he was probably in distressMartin also called 911. "I said in all probability, this plane is not going to be able to get to an airport," Martin saidOfficials said that pilot was having engine issues. The pilot was able to radio officials letting them know he was going down prior to the crash. “We’re very grateful that he is OK, that no one else was injured,” Lt. Steve Saunders with the Cincinnati Police Department said. “I think we’re very lucky, because due to the stay-at-home order, traffic was very light on the highway,” Saunders said. “Damage is very minimal to what it could have been.” The single-engine plane is registered to Mel Aviation out of Indianapolis. As of 7:30 p.m. Thursday, all northbound lanes of I-75 reopened following the emergency landing.