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Pilot and teen nephew safe after small plane makes emergency landing on sand at Southern California beach
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· July 28, 2026
· 1 min read
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Key takeaway For more information on this incident, readers can refer to the full report from ABC7 News.
A small plane was forced to make an emergency landing on a Southern California beach. The incident occurred at Huntington Beach, where the plane landed on the sand. This happened shortly after the plane took off on Monday.
The pilot and a teen nephew who were on board are safe. Details of the incident are limited, but it is known that the emergency landing was made on the beach. For more information on this incident, readers can refer to the full report from ABC7 News.
Further details are available from the source, which may provide additional context or updates on the emergency landing at Huntington Beach.
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Category: safety Published: July 28, 2026 Source: ABC7 News (KGO-TV, ABC) Reading time: 1 min
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