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OKEECHOBEE, Fla., April 9 (UPI) -- Motorists said they were shocked when a TS-11 Iskra training jet landed on a stretch of State Road 70 outside of Okeechobee, Fla.
Shannon Bobbitt said she was driving and talking on her cell phone to her husband Monday when the van in front of her suddenly swerved out of her line of sight, revealing a curious presence just above the road, the Palm Beach (Fla.) Post reported Wednesday.
"There was an airplane coming down the road," she said.
Bobbitt and several other motorists managed to swerve out of the path of the aircraft.
The two-passenger jet, piloted by Bob Jeffery, managed to avoid power lines and cars as it made an emergency landing on the road. Jeffery told Okeechobee County sheriff's officials the jet lost power in mid-air and the road was the safest landing spot he could find.
No one was injured in the incident.
The Federal Aviation Administration said it has been notified of the emergency landing and the National Transportation Safety Board has begun an investigation.
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