The plane carrying former US President Donald Trump suffered an engine failure in the air, causing it to make an emergency landing.
AP reported, the incident happened on March 5 when the plane carrying former US President Donald Trump was forced to make an emergency landing in New Orleans after having engine problems in the airspace of the Gulf of Mexico.
Politico on March 9 said that a source familiar with the incident confirmed the incident. The plane that crashed was a Dassault Falcon 900.
The plane's engine failed at around 11pm on March 5. This is the sponsor's private jet and it carried Mr. Trump from a Republican National Committee event in New Orleans back to where he lives at his luxury Mar-a-Lago resort, Florida. One of the engines failed when the plane had flown 120 kilometers at an altitude of nearly 8,500 meters after leaving New Orleans Lakefront Airport.
The AP reported that Mr. Trump was traveling with advisers and an employee of the US Secret Service. The plane's pilot decided to turn around and bring the plane back to New Orleans.
A spokesman for Mr Trump confirmed his plane had to make an emergency landing but declined to comment further.
After his plane turned back to New Orleans, Mr. Trump boarded another donor's plane and finally returned to Mar-a-Lago early the next morning. No one was injured after the incident.
In a speech to top donors at a Republican event in New Orleans over the weekend, Mr Trump said he was "looking very strongly" at the possibility of running for president again next year. 2024. Mr. Trump is still considered an influential figure in the Republican party, with a large number of voters still showing support for him.
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