A pilot was rescued without injury after his single-engine plane crashed into Lake Travis Wednesday evening, according to Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services.
The Pedernales Fire Department said they received the call reporting a pilot in distress around 8 p.m.
ATCEMS said the only person on the plane was the pilot, a man in his 40s. PFD firefighters found the him uninjured on the wing of the plane.
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Officials said the plane is meant for water landings and they believe it flipped while the pilot was trying to land on the lake.
According to the Austin American-Statesman, the plane was three-fourths of the way underwater when first responders arrived on the scene.
The plane was towed to shore and the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.