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Regional Express Airlines Saab 340 lands safely minus one propeller

A passenger plane landed safely Friday after one of its two propellers fell off in a near disaster as the plane approached Sydney Airport.


March 23, 2017  By The Associated Press

The Regional Express Airlines crew reported the right engine propeller assembly separated from the Saab 340 airliner 20 kilometres (12 miles) southwest of the airport, Civil Aviation Safety Authority spokesman Peter Gibson said. | READ MORE

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