Police officers were investigating a crash on Sunday afternoon in southwestern Miami-Dade County.

Melanie Adaros said she was out for a walk with her mother when she heard a loud noise and saw a plane shooting out sparks and flying low on Thursday night. She was near the Miami Executive Airport and the plane was heading back to Miami International Airport.

A plane landed on its side at Miami Executive Airport in southwest Miami-Dade Tuesday morning.

Police are searching for two men caught on camera illegally dumping wastewater near Miami Executive Airport on Friday morning.

A group of mail theft suspects fleeing police crashed their car near a set of railroad tracks near Miami Executive Airport Wednesday morning, according to police.

A large presence of first responders was observed at Miami Executive Airport Sunday afternoon.

A small plane made an emergency landing on the Tamiami Trail in the Everglades Wednesday afternoon, Miccosukee tribal police said.

A brush fire erupted Thursday morning in southwest Miami-Dade.

No one was injured Tuesday night when a private training helicopter struck a fence near a parking lot at Miami Executive Airport, a spokesman from the Miami-Dade Aviation Department confirmed.

A family was grieving after finding a dead 18-month-old girl floating in a pool on Thursday evening in Miami-Dade County.

MIAMI, Fla. – No one was injured after a small plane’s landing gear collapsed as it touched down on Runway 9 at Miami Executive Airport. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue arrived on the scene around 12:10 p.m. Sunday after a call of a plane making an emergency landing. It is not known how many people were onboard the six-seater plane, which is registered to a company in Miami.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. U.S. airports are receiving more than $1.2 billion in safety and infrastructure grants through the Federal Aviation Administration, with $71.5 million going to airports in Florida, the FAA announced Tuesday. Of that, $23 million will go to South Florida. Heres a look at how those South Florida airports will benefit:$8,411,277 to Miami Executive Airport to construct a taxiway$7,280,576 for Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to install lighting, rehabilitate a taxiway and install a visual guidance system$4,958,363 for Key West International Airport for noise mitigation$1,614,518 for North Perry Airport in Hollywood to extend the runway$800,700 for Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport to install runway incursion lightingThe other Florida airport improvements include:$10,941,888 to Orlando Sanford International Airport to rehabilitate a taxiway and taxiway lighting$6,895,959 to Melbourne International Airport to improve the terminal building$6,032,375 to Tallahassee International Airport to rehabilitate the taxiway$5,554,235 for Lakeland Linder International Airport to improve a taxiway and rehabilitate taxiway lighting$5,214,381 to Leesburg International Airport to rehabilitate a runway and runway lighting$4,261,666 to Tampa Executive Airport to rehabilitate the runway$3,334,955 to Vero Beach Regional Airport to rehabilitate the apron$2,747,720 to Valkaria Airport to widen the taxiway$2,464,301 to Naples Municipal Airport to improve airport drainage and install perimeter fencing$970,768 to Witham Field in Stuart to install perimeter fencing and reconstruct the apronIn total, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced Tuesday that grant money will be awarded to 405 airports in 50 states and six U.S. territories. This $1.2 billion federal investment will improve our nations airport infrastructure, enhance safety, and strengthen growth in local communities, which is especially important as the economy recovers from COVID-19, she said in a statement.

MIAMI – The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Tuesday the Federal Aviation Administration will award more than $896 million to 100 airports in Florida. The airport receiving the most funding in the state is Miami International Airport with nearly $207 million. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport will receive nearly $135 million. Palm Beach International Airport will receive $36.6 million. North Perry Airport, Miami Executive Airport, Palm Beach County Park and North Palm Beach County General Aviation will each receive $69,000.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. - A South Florida group of animal advocates released photographs of a stolen horse on Sunday. The Paso Fino horse was stolen from a stable at a ranch on Southwest 136th Street and Southwest 199th Avenue, in a rural area of west of the Miami Executive Airport, according to the local chapter of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. South Florida SPCA is asking anyone with information about the horse's whereabouts to call 786-218-8344. If the horse appears to be abandoned or neglected, call 911 or the Miami-Dade Police Department's non-emergency line at 305-476-5423. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. - A small plane made a crash landing Monday morning in a field at Miami Executive Airport, a Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman confirmed. FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said the Piper PA-28 crashed just after departing from Miami Executive Airport. According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue spokeswoman Erika Benitez, three people -- a pilot and two passengers -- were injured during the incident. Another person was also taken to a local hospital and the third victim was treated at the scene, Benitez said. FAA records show the plane is registered to the Osorio Aviation Corporation, which is based at the airport.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. - A small plane made an emergency landing Monday morning in a field near Miami Executive Airport, authorities said. The incident was reported shortly after 9:30 a.m. off Southwest 127th Street and 141st Avenue. According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue spokeswoman Erika Benitez, three people -- a pilot and two passengers -- were injured during the landing. She said one person was taken as a trauma alert to Jackson South Medical Center. Another person was also taken to a local hospital and the third victim was treated at the scene, Benitez said.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. - A small plane made an emergency landing Monday morning in a field near Miami Executive Airport, authorities said. The incident was reported shortly after 9:30 a.m. off Southwest 127th Street and 141st Avenue. According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue spokeswoman Erika Benitez, three people were injured during the landing. She said one person was taken as a trauma alert to Jackson South Medical Center. Another person was also taken to a local hospital and the third victim was treated at the scene, Benitez said.