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It’s the miracle on the Deegan.

Three people in a single-engine airplane survived an astounding emergency landing on the Major Deegan Expressway Saturday, authorities said.

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The wheels nearly broke off the small plane upon landing.

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The wheels nearly broke off the small plane upon landing.

A 50-year-old man and two women, aged 43 and 20, emerged from the fixed-wing Piper PA28 Cherokee that lost power just after 3:20 p.m. with only one minor injury between them, according to authorities and a police source.

The plane had departed Danbury, Conn. airport for a loop around the Statue of Liberty, Mayor de Blasio said.

The 1966 aircraft landed behind Paul near the E. 233rd St. exit, somehow avoiding any cars.

Mark Bonifacio/New York Daily News

The 1966 aircraft landed behind Paul near the E. 233rd St. exit, somehow avoiding any cars.

On the way back the aircraft lost power, forcing the pilot to make the stellar landing on the north-bound side of the expressway while avoiding any cars, authorities said.

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The single-engine fixed-wing Piper PA28 had lost power, police said.

James Keivom/New York Daily News

The single-engine fixed-wing Piper PA28 had lost power, police said.

"It's flying low! It's low!" Jarel Paul, 25, recalled his friend exclaiming as they cruised on the Major Deegan.

"The propeller wasn't moving, and it went down right over us."

“It's flying low! It's low!” Jarel Paul, 25, of Nyack recalled his friend exclaiming as they cruised on the Major Deegan.

James Keivom/New York Daily News

“It's flying low! It's low!” Jarel Paul, 25, of Nyack recalled his friend exclaiming as they cruised on the Major Deegan.

The plane, built in 1966, landed behind Paul near the E. 233rd St. exit — exit 13 — in the Bronx.

De Blasio was stunned no one died.

An aerial view as NYPD Police and NYFD firefighters surround a small plane that made a emergency landing on the Major Deegan.

Mark Bonifacio/New York Daily News

An aerial view as NYPD Police and NYFD firefighters surround a small plane that made a emergency landing on the Major Deegan.

“The situation was a bit of a miracle,” he said at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Brooklyn.

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“The propeller wasn't moving, and it went down right over us.”

James Keivom/New York Daily News

“The propeller wasn't moving, and it went down right over us.”

“I thought I’d seen everything in my life...it’s truly an extraordinary event.”

Photos from the scene showed the aircraft’s landing gear smashed on the expressway — but the plane intact. A police source said the emergency landing was not fuel-related.

The small plane landed around 3:20 p.m. on the north-bound side of the highway near the E. 233rd St. exit in the Bronx.

New York Daily News

The small plane landed around 3:20 p.m. on the north-bound side of the highway near the E. 233rd St. exit in the Bronx.

One female passenger suffered head injuries not believed to be life threatening, authorities said.

All three were taken to St. Barnabas Hospital.

The plane belongs to Michael Schwartz of South Salem, N.Y., according to registration documents.

New York Daily News

The plane belongs to Michael Schwartz of South Salem, N.Y., according to registration documents.

sbrown@nydailynews.comAll three were taken to St. Barnabas Hospital.

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The aircraft was officially registered in his name in July of last year.

New York Daily News

The aircraft was officially registered in his name in July of last year.

 

Radio traffic from first responders hinted at the mind-boggling scene.

A small plane made an emergency landing on the Major Deegan Expressway Saturday.

A small plane made an emergency landing on the Major Deegan Expressway Saturday.

"It's upright! It's in one piece! Looks to be a solid landing!" said one incredulous responder as she arrived on the scene.

The plane belongs to Michael Schwartz of South Salem, N.Y., according to records. Efforts to reach him were to no avail.

Federal Aviation Administration records list him as a student pilot as of April of last year.

The aircraft was officially registered in his name in July 2012.

With Clare Trapasso and Natalie Musumeci

SBrown@nydailynews.com