Watch: Plane Crashes in Ocean Off Crowded New Hampshire Beach as Lifeguards Rush to Save PilotThe incident occurred on Saturday in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire.

ByEmily Rella

A nearly unbelievable moment was caught on camera earlier this week when lifeguards at a busy New Hampshire tourist beach rescued a pilot who crashed while flying an advertisement banner over the ocean.

The incident occurred at Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, on Saturday around 12 p.m.

In the clip posted to Twitter, the plane, a Piper PA-18, appears to be getting lower before the nose of the aircraft makes contact with the water, causing it to flip over forward and land with its belly up.

飞行员是唯一人上飞机and was recused from the water by lifeguards.

"I was just an eyewitness to a plane crash on#HamptonBeach. A seaplane, carrying an advertisement, tried to land in the water only a couple hundred feet offshore," said witness Adam Bagnion Twitter. "It flipped upside down. Lifeguards ran out. Thankfully a man was seen swimming away from the wreckage. Like a movie."

Hampton Fire/Rescue said that the pilot was evaluated by medical personnel but was not transported to a hospital.

"Arrived about 30 min later, took a walk down the beach, and was confused about the plane sitting there on the beach," a secondwitness added. "Pilot did a really good job not hurting anyone!"

The Federal Aviation Agency sent an investigator to the scene, which was then cleared. The plane was returned to the property owner. The cause of the crash is still unknown.

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Emily Rella

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Emily Rella is a Senior News Writer at Entrepreneur.com. Previously, she was an editor at Verizon Media. Her coverage spans features, business, lifestyle, tech, entertainment, and lifestyle. She is a 2015 graduate of Boston College and a Ridgefield, CT native. Find her on Twitter at @EmilyKRella.

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