3 Hurt When Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Field Near Miami Executive Airport

SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE (CBSMiami) – Three people were hurt when a small plane landed in a field, and not the runway at Miami Executive Airport, formerly known as Tamiami Airport, on Monday morning.

According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials, the plane made an emergency landing in a field, just west of the airport near 14150 SW 127^th Street.

One person was taken to Jackson South Medical Center as a trauma alert, a second was transported to a local hospital and one person was treated on the scene and released.

No word yet on what caused the emergency landing.