Mullin’s airplane made emergency landing after engine failure
A plane carrying Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin had to make an emergency landing on Wednesday after an engine failure. “We just lost our right engine, would like to declare an emergency,” the pilot of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) plane told air traffic control, according to audio from ATC.com and shared…
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- First observed by CurrentWire: Fox News · Sep 2, 2026 at 3:29 PM ET
- Coverage span: 3h 26m
- Coverage: 3 reports from 3 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 1 → 3 publications in 3h 46m
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Mullin’s airplane made emergency landing after engine failure(opens original report in a new tab)CBS NewsTier B
Plane carrying Mullin makes emergency landing after engine failure(opens original report in a new tab)"The United States Coast Guard pilots made the single engine landing feel routine. No panic, just straight professionalism," Mullin said on X. — CBS News
Fox NewsTier B
Coast Guard plane with DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin on board makes emergency landing after engine failure(opens original report in a new tab)Engine failure on a U.S. Coast Guard plane carrying Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin prompted an emergency landing in Virginia. — Fox News
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CurrentWire ranked this story 81.7 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.
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- Velocity
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