Small Plane Crash-Lands On Long Island After Experiencing Engine Failure
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EAST QUOGUE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) -- A small plane crash-landed in East Quogue on Saturday afternoon.
It happened around 1 p.m.
Police say the pilot was trying to make an emergency landing at a Hamptons airport but overshot the runway. The plane landed in some shrubs just outside Gabreski Airport by County Road 104.
Authorities say the 75-year-old pilot was the only person in the plane. He was not injured.
He reported engine failure after taking off from East Hampton Airport.
New York State Police are investigating the crash.
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