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Flights delayed at Sacramento International after small plane skids off runway

A small plane incident caused delays Friday at Sacramento International Airport.
A small plane incident caused delays Friday at Sacramento International Airport. rbenton@sacbee.com

A private plane slid off the runway during landing at Sacramento International Airport on Friday at noon, forcing closure of one of the airport’s two runways.

Airport officials said 14 flights were either delayed or diverted to other airports during the runway closure.

The Aerostar plane slid into grass beside the runway, spokeswoman Laurie Slothower said. The pilot was uninjured. The plane had to be towed away.

Tony Bizjak: 916-321-1059, @TonyBizjak

This story was originally published August 25, 2017 at 1:36 PM with the headline "Flights delayed at Sacramento International after small plane skids off runway."

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