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Posted: Friday, August 17th, 2007 4:59 AM HST
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Three walk away from forced landing
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HONOLULU (AP) _ A single-engine plane carrying three people made a forced landing yesterday on a hillside on Lanai.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor said from Los Angeles that there were no reports of injuries.
Gregor says the pilot of the Cessna 172 reported low engine power while en route from Honolulu to Lanai.
He says the plane landed about four miles northwest of Lanai Airport.
The aircraft belongs to George's Aviation Services of Honolulu.
Company owner George Hanzawa says the pilot told him the plane is undamaged.
Hanzawa says a brush fire that erupted near the scene of the landing was apparently caused by a flare the pilot lit to attract a plane that appeared to be searching for the ill-fated flight.
Fire officials estimate the blaze blackened 30 to 40 acres.
(Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved)
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