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Small Plane Crashes Off Runway In Sussex County (Update)

A pilot got out OK after his Cessna crashed nose-first off the runway Tuesday morning at Sussex Airport, the FAA confirmed.

The single-engine 150 crashed around 11:45 a.m. April 16 at the privately-owned 96-acre airport on County Road 629 in Wantage.

The single-engine 150 crashed around 11:45 a.m. April 16 at the privately-owned 96-acre airport on County Road 629 in Wantage.

Photo Credit: Colesville Fire Company
Only the pilot was aboard.

Only the pilot was aboard.

Photo Credit: Colesville Fire Company
Colesville Fire Company took the photos and contributed to this story.

Colesville Fire Company took the photos and contributed to this story.

Photo Credit: Colesville Fire Company

The single-engine 150 crashed at the privately-owned 96-acre airport on County Road 629 in Wantage around 11:45 a.m. April 16.

Only the pilot was aboard.

New Jersey State Police and local firefighters responded.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the cause.

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