A banner plane landed in the water off Hampton Beach around noon on Saturday.Video from a WMUR viewer shows the plane trying to land on the water. The plane tail flipped into the air when the nose made contact with the water. The plane then flipped back and ended upright in the water.>> Watch video of the crash here <<Hampton Police Chief Alex Reno said the plane was a fixed-wing, banner-carrying aircraft.He told WMUR the pilot was the only person on board and was rescued by lifeguards. The pilot did not suffer any injuries.One witness posted on Twitter the plane had been pulling a sign advertising a local business before trying to land.The plane has since been pulled to shore.The plane has the tail number N4890P. According to FAA records, the plane is a Piper PA-18-150, registered to Eugene F. Gray, of North Hampton.According to New Hampshire Secretary of State records, Gray is a co-owner of Sky Lines Aerial Ads, LLC, of North Hampton.According to flight tracking software, the plane had taken off from Hampton Airfield around 10:45 a.m. It made a few laps along Hampton Beach and Salisbury Beach before tracking ended at 11:59 a.m.>> Watch as the plane is pulled ashore: The pilot declined to speak to WMUR on camera.Police at the scene said he had reported engine problems, but the exact cause is being investigated by the F.A.A.
A banner plane landed in the water off Hampton Beach around noon on Saturday.
Video from a WMUR viewer shows the plane trying to land on the water. The plane tail flipped into the air when the nose made contact with the water.
The plane then flipped back and ended upright in the water.
>> Watch video of the crash here <<
Hampton Police Chief Alex Reno said the plane was a fixed-wing, banner-carrying aircraft.
He told WMUR the pilot was the only person on board and was rescued by lifeguards. The pilot did not suffer any injuries.
One witness posted on Twitter the plane had been pulling a sign advertising a local business before trying to land.
The plane has since been pulled to shore.
The plane has the tail number N4890P. According to FAA records, the plane is a Piper PA-18-150, registered to Eugene F. Gray, of North Hampton.
According to New Hampshire Secretary of State records, Gray is a co-owner of Sky Lines Aerial Ads, LLC, of North Hampton.
According to flight tracking software, the plane had taken off from Hampton Airfield around 10:45 a.m. It made a few laps along Hampton Beach and Salisbury Beach before tracking ended at 11:59 a.m.
>> Watch as the plane is pulled ashore:
The pilot declined to speak to WMUR on camera.
Police at the scene said he had reported engine problems, but the exact cause is being investigated by the F.A.A.