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Emergency responders rushed to the scene of the crash, which occurred around 9:15 a.m., Saturday, June 8 on a field at Harbes Family Farm on Sound Avenue in the hamlet of Mattituck in the Town of Southold.
The two occupants in the plane, a six-seat Beechcraft Bonanza A36, were pronounced dead at the scene.
They have been identified as Suffolk County residents Robert Mark, 66, and Susan Quagliano, 57, who both lived at the same address in the hamlet of Oakdale in the Town of Islip.
There were reports the plane, which departed from MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma around 9 a.m., experienced engine failure and attempted to make an emergency landing in the field when the crash occurred. The plane was en route to New Bedford, Massachusetts.
The official cause of the crash remains under investigation.
This continues to be a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
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