Breaking news: Pilot Killed When Small Plane Crashes Near Essex County Airport In New Jersey
Emergency crews on the scene of a small place crash about a half-mile from the Essex County Airport in Fairfield, NJ on Aug. 15, 2015. (credit: CBS2)
WEST CALDWELL, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A pilot was killed when his small plane crashed shortly after taking off from a northern New Jersey airport, authorities said.
West Caldwell police say the crash occurred shortly after 10 a.m. Saturday, about a half-mile from the Essex County Airport in Fairfield.
Pilot Killed When Small Plane Crashes In New Jersey
The pilot was the only person aboard the single-engine Cessna 206 when it came down in a wooded area and burst into flames.
Witnesses described the scene.
“Immediately, I saw it turn and go down like it was crashing and I yelled, ‘oh my God,'” witness Paul DiGangi told WCBS 880’s Jim Smith. “It exploded, I ran into the shop to call 911.”
Pilot Killed When Small Plane Crashes In New Jersey
“I looked over there, over across the street and I saw black smoke billowing up,” another witness named Jim told 1010 WINS’ Derricke Dennis. “Then I heard the explosions and I called the police.”
Police said the pilot was headed to Teterboro Airport to pick up another passenger. Authorities said the cause of the crash was not immediately known. The pilot’s name has not been released.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash.
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