Crime & Safety

Small Plane Crashes Into Woods Off Southern State Parkway

BREAKING: The one-person plane crashed into a wooded area on the Southern State Parkway Saturday afternoon on Long Island, police say.

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A plane crashed into the woods of Southern State Parkway in East Farmingdale, police said.
A plane crashed into the woods of Southern State Parkway in East Farmingdale, police said. (Courtesy: East Farmingdale Volunteer Fire Company, Inc.)

EAST FARMINGDALE, NY — A plane went down in East Farmingdale Saturday afternoon, the New York State Police Department said.

The one-person plane crashed on the Southern State Parkway westbound between Exits 32 and 33 into a wooded area, police told Patch. No one was seriously injured, police said. The crash happened around 4 p.m.

The plane was approaching Republic Airport to land on a runway when it crashed about one mile south of it, ABC7 reported. The Mooney M20R plane reportedly lost power.

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The right and center lanes near Route 110 were blocked, according to 511 NY.

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A shot of the traffic on Southern State Parkway near the site of the plane crash around 4:40 p.m. (511 NY)

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