A plane destined for Bradford Regional Airport was diverted Monday night — Christmas Eve — to Erie due to mechanical issues, officials confirmed.

“The pilot called for a mechanical issue,” said Derek Martin, executive director of Erie International Airport, who explained that it was then diverted to Erie to land. It landed safely.

No injuries were reported.

According to Martin, it would have been a fixed base operator at the airport, rather than the airport itself, that would have assisted the plane with mechanical issues once it landed.

A fixed base operator is a private entity that services aircraft at an airport.

However, Martin noted the airport did have an emergency fire truck respond in case of an emergency; the fire truck was not needed. He explained it is normal procedure when a pilot calls in with a flight emergency that fire trucks are put on standby.

Reports indicate the plane lost electric power on the way to Bradford.

Cliff Lane, chairman of the Bradford Regional Airport Authority, explained that the flight was a general aviation flight, meaning it was a private plane. It was not connected to Southern Airways Express, he said.

Southern Airways is the the low-fare regional airline that provides daily non-stop flights to Pittsburgh International Airport.

Lane explained that general aviation planes don’t necessarily have to check in with the airport authority before making a flight, though they may tell a lineman.

As such, Lane had few details about what happened.