An American Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Las Vegas Wednesday after it began sparking and billowing smoke, according to local reports.

The engine on Flight 1665 began smoking just moments after taking off from Harry Reid International Airport Wednesday morning, FAA officials told KLAS.


Airplane with smoke coming from its left engine.
A flight from Las Vegas was forced to make an emergency landing Wednesday shortly after takeoff. KTNV

Video obtained by the outlet shows dark smoke trailing behind the plane mid-air.


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The plane, which was bound for Charlotte, North Carolina, was carrying 165 passengers.


Airplane with smoke coming from its left engine.
Dark smoke was seen trailing behind the plane mid-air. KTNV

It landed safely at the airport by 8:20 a.m. and then taxied to the terminal under its own power, Luke Nimmo, a public information officer with the airport, told KLAS

No injuries were reported.



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