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Plane lands in Ga. 400 median in Dawson County
No injuries aboard plane or on ground
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A small plane rests on the median of Ga. 400 south of Dawson Forest Road after the pilot made an emergency landing Sunday morning. - photo by Photo by Tom Reed
William Reister had a perfect day for flying — blue skies, warm temperatures and slight breezes — when his small airplane took off from Gwinnett County Airport-Briscoe Field in Lawrenceville. But his leisurely flight around the area Sunday morning turned memorable when his aircraft lost power and he couldn’t reach an airport landing strip. Instead, the Dunwoody man dropped safely onto the grassy median of Ga. 400 in Dawson County.