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Plane with engine trouble lands safely at Hays airport, back in the air

Hays public safety officials responded to a precautionary landing Friday morning at Hays Regional Airport after receiving reports of a plane with engine trouble.

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Airport Manager Robert Johnson said this morning the private Cessna called in reporting a problems and landed safely.

Johnson added the plane was looked at and the pilot departed without incident.

He did not have information about where the plane originated.

The Hays Fire Department, Ellis County Rural Fire Department, Ellis County EMS, Hays Police Department and Ellis County Sheriff’s Department all deployed to the scene as a precautionary measure — prepositioning assets in accordance with a standard plan for airport emergencies.

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