ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. — A Cirrus SR22 small plane crashed in a residential area near Concord Friday at 3:38 p.m., FAA officials said.
The aircraft departed Erie International Airport, Erie, Pennsylvania and was enroute to Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
The pilot and his wife originally departed from Toronto.
They went off course because of the weather and planned to stop in Charlotte to refuel but were forced to land in the residential area.
They pulled the parachute at the last second in the emergency landing.
No injuries were reported.
Officials said it crashed near Westchester Drive.
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The FAA will investigate and the National Transportation Safety Board will determine the probable cause of the accident.
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