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By CHRIS KUDIALIS LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

March 22, 2015 - 1:39 pm

Two people flying an airplane with a broken throttle landed safely in Henderson on Sunday morning, according to police.

At 11:37 a.m., Henderson police responded to a call from the pilot of the airplane, who said the plane had a broken throttle and needed to make an emergency landing.

The plane landed safely at 11:49 a.m. at Henderson Executive Airport, and was taxied-in by staff, Henderson Police spokeswoman Michelle French said. Neither of the two passengers were injured.

Contact Chris Kudialis at ckudialis@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0283. Find him on Twitter: @kudialisrj.

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