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Pilot hurt after small plane makes rough landing in Franconia, Pennsylvania, officials say

By Laura Fay, CBS News Philadelphia Staff

/ CBS Philadelphia

Pilot injured in small plane crash in Franconia Township, Pennsylvania

A pilot was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after their plane made a rough landing in a field in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Wednesday. 

The pilot had bumps and bruises after the landing near Cowpath and Forest roads in Franconia, emergency officials said. 

Laura Fay

Laura Fay is a digital content producer at CBS News Philadelphia. Laura previously worked as a reporter, editor and audience director at The 74, a nonprofit news organization covering education.

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