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Southampton Town Police Communications Division

Details Emerge After Small Plane Crashes On Long Island Details Emerge After Small Plane Crashes On Long Island
Details Emerge After Small Plane Crashes On Long Island An investigation on Long Island has been launched after a small plane crashed in the area on its way to MacArthur Airport. At approximately 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 23, the Southampton Town Police Communications Division received an emergency call for a downed plane in the area of Country Road 104 in Suffolk County. Police said that the pilot, a 75-year-old Manhattan man, departed the East Hampton Airport and was on his way to MacArthur when his 2006 Cessna Skyhawk experienced engine troubles. The pilot attempted to make it for an emergency landing at Gabreski Airport and instead landed in…