Pilot Mark Finkelstein took a small single-engine plane for a short flight on Saturday evening — only to find himself in the water just 13 minutes later.

WECT reports a small airplane crashed in the ocean near the Oak Island Pier at around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Town officials ...

Mark Finkelstein has been flying for 17 years and says what was supposed to be a short flight quickly turned into a nightmare ...

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

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

At a certain point, the engine just stopped altogether and the propeller just stopped and at that point it was very clear ...

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

A beach packed with vacationers turned into an impromptu rescue scene when a single-engine plane splashed down just yards off ...

A pilot recounts the moment his plane crashed into the ocean off the coast of North Carolina. Web Editor : Jessica Patrick ...

Mark Finkelstein wanted to take a quick flight to the other end of Oak Island and back Saturday evening in what he thought ...

An emergency plane landing North Carolina incident near Oak Island ends safely as the pilot survives engine failure. FAA ...