UPDATE: Passengers safe after business jet emergency landing in Washington

WASHINGTON, N.C. (WITN) – Authorities say a business jet veered off of a runway and caught fire during a landing in Washington Sunday morning.

City Manager Jonathan Russell told WITN, ” The pilot and co-pilot walked away without a scratch.”

Russell says the aircraft included a man and woman who were on a return trip from Dallas.

He said an airport employee assisting first responders to contain the fire was injured but later treated and released from the hospital.

Beaufort County officials originally told WITN that the pilot suffered minor injuries in the crash.

The Federal Aviation Administration says that it happened 5:40 p.m. and that there were two people on the Cessna Citation business jet.

The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate with the NTSB in charge of the investigation.

The NTSB in an response to an email from WITN said there is no info to report at this time.

Russell says police, Washington Fire Rescue and the Old Ford Volunteer Fire Department responded to the scene.

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