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Magician Copperfield's plane makes 'frightening' sound, lands earlier than scheduled

By: The Associated Press

Posted: 03/4/2013 10:29 AM | Comments: 0 | Last Modified: 03/4/2013 11:11 AM

FILE -In this May 9, 2011 file photo, magician David Copperfield attends the 46th Annual 2011 National Magazine Awards in New York. Early Monday morning, March 4, 2013, the private plane carrying Copperfield made an unscheduled stop at Peoria International Airport in Illinois after it made a "frightening" sound en route from Las Vegas to New York where Copperfield was to appear on NBC's Today Show. Copperfield filmed the interview remotely from Byerly Aviation in Peoria. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File)

PEORIA, Ill. - A private plane carrying magician David Copperfield made a "frightening" sound en route from Las Vegas to New York and had to land about halfway there.

Peoria International Airport officials say Copperfield's plane landed in Illinois after it began experiencing problems early Monday.

The (Peoria) Journal Star reports that Copperfield was supposed to appear live on NBC but ended up filming the interview remotely.

The famed illusionist told NBC that the plane made crackling noises at 37,000 feet (11,275 metres) that he recorded on his cellphone. He says he "kind of freaked out." He also Tweeted that the incident was "so scary."

Copperfield later took a commercial flight back to Las Vegas.

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