The single-engine Piper PA-32 departed from Norwood Regional Airport in Norwood, Mass., and was headed toward Montgomery County Airpark in Gaithersburg, the FAA said.
The plane landed safely around 11 a.m. in Teterboro after the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit, authorities said.
The FAA is conducting the investigation.
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