Private plane slides off Orlando Sanford International Airport runway

The Brief

  • A private plane departing from Orlando Sanford International Airport slid off the runway.
  • Two people on board the plane were not injured, an airport spokesperson said.
  • The plane came to rest in the grass.

SANFORD, Fla. A private plane leaving Orlando Sanford International Airport slid off the runway, Tuesday morning.

Signage at the entrance to Orlando Sanford International Airport off of East Lake Mary Blvd., Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. The airport has filed a federal lawsuit after the U.S. Trademark and Patent Office denied it an official trademark for its name.

What we know:

A Piper Seminole aircraft traveling out of Orlando Sanford International Airport around 7:20 a.m. on Jan. 27 experienced a “runway excursion” while preparing for departure, a spokesperson for the airport told FOX 35.

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