OAK ISLAND, N.C. -- A pilot was rescued Saturday after making an emergency landing in the ocean near a pier in Oak Island, ...

OAK ISLAND, N.C. (WTVD) -- A pilot was rescued Saturday after making an emergency landing in the ocean near Oak Island Pier.

Video captured the moment the single-engine plane crashed in the water. Thankfully, rescue teams were already in the area ...

This is the moment a small plane was forced to make an emergency landing in the Atlantic Ocean off of Oak Island, North ...

WECT reports a small airplane crashed in the ocean near the Oak Island Pier at around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. The pilot, Mark ...

According to Flight Aware, his plane took off from the Cape Fear Regional Jetport in Oak Island at 7:17 p.m. It was only in ...

Flight records say the aircraft, registered to Travis Buchanan of Sanford, departed Merritt Island, Florida, around 11 a.m. Monday.

Water rescue teams were already in the area after responding to another call nearby and rushed to the submerged plane by boat, jet ski, and surfboard.

First responders treated a pilot who had to make an emergency landing in the ocean in North Carolina. See video of his rescue.