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Pilot and teen nephew safe after small plane makes emergency landing on sand at Southern California beach

Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: KABC, as published by ABC7 Los Angeles (KABC) · July 28, 2026 · 1 min read

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A small plane was forced to make an emergency landing on a Southern California beach. The incident occurred at Huntington Beach, shortly after the plane took off. The pilot and a teen nephew who were on board are safe.

Details of the emergency landing are limited, but it is known that the plane landed on the sand. For more information on this incident, readers can refer to the full report from ABC7 Los Angeles.

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Category: safety · Published: July 28, 2026 · Source: ABC7 Los Angeles (KABC) · Reading time: 1 min

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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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