U.S. minister's plane lands on one engine
US Homeland Security Minister Mark Tiney on Wednesday, September 2, announced that a US Coast Guard aircraft he was aboard made an emergency landing at an airport near Washington due to engine problems.
Consensus
- The aircraft was a Gulfstream V operated by the U.S. Coast Guard.
- The flight was carrying U.S. Interior Secretary Mark Esper.
- The aircraft made an emergency landing in the Washington area due to an engine failure.
- The landing was conducted on a single engine.
- There were no injuries among the 14 people on board.
- The aircraft was manufactured in 2002 and based at Washington Air Base.
Points of divergence
- The aircraft was identified as C-37A by CBS News, and the landing occurred outside of Washington. — vesti
Coverage (3 sources)
- US Secretary of Homeland Security plane made emergency landing near Washington — Вечерняя Москва
- In Washington, a plane with a US minister landed in an emergency due to engine failure — Коммерсантъ
- Plane with US minister landed on one engine — Вести