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Small plane skids off runway at Boca Raton Airport, no one hurt

Small plane skids off runway at Boca Raton Airport, no one hurt
Small plane skids off runway at Boca Raton Airport, no one hurt
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BOCA RATON, Fla. — A small plane skidded off a runway at Boca Raton Airport on Tuesday morning.

An airport spokesperson said the twin-engine aircraft was coming in for a landing when it went off the runway and crashed through a fence.

One person was on board and was not hurt, according to the Boca Raton Airport Authority.

The airport is temporarily closed while the Federal Aviation Administration investigates.

According to a tail number search through the FAA, the aircraft is an Aero Commander 500 registered to a company in Deerfield Beach.