FLAGSTA, Ariz. – The pilot of a single-engine plane was forced to make an emergency landing in northern Arizona on Sunday during a flight to Oklahoma.

The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office said lawmakers were dispatched to a snowy field north of Flagstaff’s arboretum around 2:30pm, and a small plane landed unexpectedly.

The pilot informed the CCSO, and the plane experienced mechanical problems and requested that the pilot suddenly stop in the open field. The pilot and passengers on the plane were not injured.

The plane flew from southern Nevada to Tulsa and was being delivered to the new owner.

The National Transportation Safety Board will take over the investigation into the case.

How big is Maricopa County?

According to the 2020 census, Maricopa County is the fourth largest county in the United States in terms of population of 4,485,414.

The county includes about 63% of Arizona’s population, weighing 9,224 square miles. This will make the county bigger seven US states (Rhode Island, Delaware, Connecticut, Hawaii, New Jersey, Massachusetts and New Hampshire).

One of the nation’s largest park systems is also found in Maricopa County. The county has an estimated 120,000 acres of open space parks, including hundreds of miles of trails, a nature center and campsites.

The county seats are in Phoenix. Phoenix is ​​the state’s capital and the fifth most populous city in the United States, designated by the census.

The county is named after Maricopa, or Pipashu, a Native American tribe.

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