The Latest: Fans say they prayed for rapper on troubled jet
The Latest on a small jet that blew two tires while taking off (all times local):
5:55 p.m.
Fans of rapper Post Malone say they drove to an upstate New York airport as soon as they heard his private jet had blown two tires on takeoff from a small New Jersey airport and would be making an emergency landing there.
Teenager Dom Henry says he was "praying" for the rapper's safety and was hoping to see him.
Anthony DeStefano and his nephew watched the jet from a nearby hill. DeStefano says he saw the plane descend and it appeared to be a normal landing. He says the landing was a "great job by the pilot."
The jet had been headed to England and initially was diverted to Massachusetts. When it landed Post Malone thanked fans who prayed for him and dissed those who "wished death" on him on Twitter while he was in the air.
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4:30 p.m.
Rapper Post Malone is thanking fans for their prayers now that his private jet that blew two tires taking off from a small New Jersey airport has landed safely in New York.
In a tweet after the landing, he also disses those who "wished death" on him while he was in the air.
The Gulfstream IV landed Tuesday at New York Stewart International Airport in Newburgh, about 70 miles (112 kilometers) north of New York City. Emergency responders were ready by the runway, and fans who had gathered clapped and cheered as the plane landed safely.
The jet was headed to London Luton Airport in Luton, England, from Teterboro Airport when the pilot realized after takeoff early Tuesday that the tires had blown. It initially was diverted to Massachusetts.
Post Malone is set to perform at the Reading and Leeds Festival in England over the weekend.
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3:55 p.m.
A private jet that blew two tires during takeoff at a small New Jersey airport has landed safely at an airport in New York.
The Gulfstream IV landed Tuesday at New York Stewart International Airport in Newburgh, about 70 miles (112 kilometers) north of New York City. Emergency responders were ready by the runway.
The jet was headed to London Luton Airport in Luton, England, from Teterboro Airport when the pilot realized after takeoff early Tuesday that the tires had blown. He circled the airport for about 30 minutes before the jet was diverted.
The Federal Aviation Administration says the plane had 16 people on board.
The jet originally had been diverted to Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport in Massachusetts. It landed instead at Stewart, which has a nearly 12,000-foot (3,650-meter) runway.
Fans of rapper Post Malone gathered because they heard he was on board.
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3:20 p.m.
A small group of fans who heard rapper Post Malone was on a private jet that blew two tires during takeoff at a small New Jersey airport and was diverted has gathered at an airport in Westfield, Massachusetts, hoping to watch the jet's emergency landing.
There's been no official confirmation Post Malone and musician Andrew Watt are on the plane, which was diverted elsewhere.
Westfield-Barnes, Massachusetts, regional airport manager Eric Billowitz says the troubled Gulfstream IV is now bound for New York Stewart International Airport in Newburgh, about 70 miles (112 kilometers) north of New York City.
The plane was en route to London Luton Airport in Luton, England, when the pilot realized shortly after takeoff that the tires had blown.
Post Malone is scheduled to perform at the Reading and Leeds Festival in England over the weekend.
The face-tattooed singer/rapper took home the song of the year award at the MTV Video Music Awards Monday night.
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1:20 p.m.
A plane that blew two tires during takeoff at a small New Jersey airport has been circling over Connecticut before what authorities say will be an attempt to make an emergency landing at an airport in Massachusetts.
The Gulfstream IV jet was carrying 16 passengers when it left Teterboro Airport around 10:50 a.m. Tuesday. The pilot soon realized what had happened and began circling the airport for about 30 minutes before the jet was diverted.
The jet was headed to London Luton Airport in Luton, England. The Federal Aviation Administration says it was diverted to Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport in Westfield, Massachusetts.
Flight tracking service flightradar24.com showed the flight circling over Stamford and Bridgeport in southern Connecticut on the Long Island Sound shortly after 1 p.m.
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12:55 p.m.
Authorities say a plane that blew two tires during takeoff at a small New Jersey airport will attempt to make an emergency landing at an airport in Massachusetts.
The Gulfstream IV jet was carrying 16 passengers when it left Teterboro Airport around 10:50 a.m. Tuesday. The pilot soon realized what had happened and began circling the airport for about 30 minutes before the jet was diverted.
The jet was headed to London Luton Airport in Luton, England. The Federal Aviation Administration says it was diverted to Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport in Westfield, Massachusetts.