Officials are investigating after a Cessna 172 veered off the runway at Naples Municipal Airport in Florida early Tuesday morning. The pilot and any passengers seem to have fled the scene, as the aircraft was left abandoned by the runway while occupants’ whereabouts remain unknown.

According to Naples Police and airport officials, the plane landed around 3 a.m. after departing from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport. It came to rest in the grass beside the runway with visible nose damage. Whether or not there were any injuries resulting from the incident cannot be confirmed.

ADS-B data showed the flight to have originated from Fort Lauderdale Executive at nearly 1:00 a.m., before flying to Page Field in Fort Myers. The data does not appear to show the aircraft landing in Fort Myers, altho

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