David Copperfield's plane makes unscheduled stop Magician David Copperfield may make a living by performing scary stunts, but not the kind he was involved in early Monday morning. A private plane carrying Copperfield made an unscheduled stop in Illinois after it made a "frightening" sound en route from Las Vegas to New York, where he was scheduled to appear on the "Today" show. Peoria International Airport officials say Copperfield's plane landed there after it began experiencing problems around 1:45 a.m. Monday. Copperfield was supposed to appear live on NBC's "Today" show on Monday, but ended up filming the interview remotely via Skype from Byerly Aviation in Peoria, 160 miles southwest of Chicago. The famed illusionist told the "Today" show that the plane made crackling noises at 37,000 feet that he recorded on his cellphone. "We were 37,000 feet in the air and I recorded [the noise] because it was lasting for a long time," Copperfield told Matt Lauer and company. I heard this [crackling] sound and it wouldn't stop. I felt kind of freaked out and they told us we have to it go back for our descent. We were going in a spiral with G force, and we finally got to the ground...and it turned out there was snow all around. He also Tweeted that the incident was "so scary." Copperfield took a commercial flight back to Las Vegas this morning, but not before he performed a make-shift magic trick in the hanger of the Byerly Aviation. As always, the show must go on.