Pilot survives as plane submerges in Lake LBJ

  • A rare singleengle float plane was recovered March 16 after a landing issue spun the aircraft into the channel of Lake LBJ near Granite Shoals. The pilot, a 75-year-old Kingsland resident, suffered minor injuries. Contributed/ GSPD
    A rare singleengle float plane was recovered March 16 after a landing issue spun the aircraft into the channel of Lake LBJ near Granite Shoals. The pilot, a 75-year-old Kingsland resident, suffered minor injuries. Contributed/ GSPD
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  • A pilot was freed safely from his aircraft March 16 after a water touch-and-go mishap that spiraled his plane into the channel on Lake LBJ near Granite Shoals. Contributed/ GSPD
    A pilot was freed safely from his aircraft March 16 after a water touch-and-go mishap that spiraled his plane into the channel on Lake LBJ near Granite Shoals. Contributed/ GSPD
After some tense moments, the assistance of bystanders was credited with the successful extraction of a pilot involved in a mishap which landed his plane in the channel of Lake LBJ, authorities reported. The incident occurred around 10:05 a.m. on Wednesday, March 16 as recreationists witnessed the descent and apparent botched water touchdown of a single-engine Icon A5 100 into the channel near…

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