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Updated: Thursday, 14 Mar 2013, 11:30 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 14 Mar 2013, 9:43 PM EDT

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) - State Police say a single-engine plane taxiing out of a local airport ran into a ditch Thursday night.

According to Michelle Anaya with Virginia State Police, the incident happened at approximately 8:30 p.m. at the Chesapeake-Portsmouth Airport, 5000 West Military Highway.

The pilot, who spoke with WAVY.com off-camera, said there was a light out on the airstrip and he did not see where he was going, landing into a ditch.

No one was injured and the National Transportation Safety Board will treat it as an incident, not an accident.

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Plane lands in ditch, no injuries

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