Plane makes emergency landing

At approximately 11:30 a.m. Friday, a single-engine airplane made a soft landing in a wheat field two miles southwest of Perryville off of Perry County Road 704.

The 1946 Ercoupe was piloted by Larry Snyder, 55, of Washington who was uninjured. There were no other passengers on board and the plane was not damaged.

Snyder told authorities he believes the trouble was due to a mechanical malfunction. He told the Perry County Sheriff's Department the plane's engine went into idle after the throttle cable snapped.

The plane will be transported to Perryville Municipal Airport to be repaired, according to Larry Causey, a flight instructor at the airport.

The plane took off from Cape Girardeau Regional Airport shortly after 11 a.m. and was destined for St. Claire, said Perry County Sheriff Gary Schaaf.