Plane with 16 people on board attempting emergency landing in Massachusetts

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A plane is attempting to make an emergency landing in Massachusetts after blowing two tires during takeoff at Teterboro airport in New Jersey, authorities said.

The plane, a Gulfstream Aerospace GLF-4 aircraft, was being diverted to Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport in Massachusetts, a Federal Aviation Administration official told ABC News.

It was originally heading to London’s Luton Airport and took off around 10:50 a.m., the FAA said.

Sixteen people are on board the aircraft, which is a jet mainly flown for private and business use, ABC-owned station WABC-TV reported.

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