A small, privately owned aircraft made a precautionary landing in the riverbed near S. Largo Lane and Telegraph Road, just off Highway 126, in Santa Paula Saturday evening. The incident happened at 6:22 p.m. when the pilot reported a rough running engine and landed in the unoccupied space out of precaution. One individual was on board the aircraft. No injuries were reported. No property was damaged. There was minor damage to the aircraft. The Ventura County Fire Department and Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Department of Airports, were on scene. The aircraft was based at, and departed from, Oxnard Airport (OXR), and was in route back to OXR. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will investigate the incident further.
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