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Pilot and teen nephew safe after small plane makes emergency landing on sand at Southern California beach
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· July 28, 2026
· 1 min read
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Key takeaway For more information on this incident, readers can refer to the full report from ABC13 Houston.
A small plane was forced to make an emergency landing on a beach in Southern California. The incident occurred at Huntington Beach, where the plane touched down on the sand. This emergency landing happened shortly after the plane took off on Monday.
Details of the incident are limited, but it is known that the plane landed on the beach. For more information on this incident, readers can refer to the full report from ABC13 Houston. The report may provide additional details on the emergency landing and the circumstances surrounding it.
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Category: safety Published: July 28, 2026 Source: ABC13 Houston (KTRK / ABC) Reading time: 1 min
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