Small plane goes off runway at Bellingham airport; pilot OK

Commercial flights were on standby for a short time after a small plane went off the runway and into a ditch at Bellingham International Airport Thursday afternoon, July 28.

The pilot was not injured.

Emergency crews towed the single-engine Cessna from the runway. Airport officials suspended all flights for about 30 minutes shortly after the incident.

This story will be updated.

This story was originally published July 28, 2016 at 1:27 PM with the headline "Small plane goes off runway at Bellingham airport; pilot OK."