Crime & Safety
2 Planes Collide At Long Island MacArthur Airport
A Pilatus PC-12 plane and Hawker jet were damaged, but no one was injured, an Islip town spokeswoman said.
RONKONKOMA, NY —A single-engine Pilatus PC-12 aircraft taxiining two people onboard struck a parked Hawker jet at Long Island MacArthur Airport on Wednesday morning, an Islip Town spokeswoman said
The strike happened on Hawthorne Aviation ramp, which is in a part of the airport that is separate from where large passenger airlines have hangars, and both planes were damaged, Caroline Smith said. The strike drew not only airport officials, but also fire and rescue personnel from local fire departments, according to Smith.
No one was injured in the strike.
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The cause of the strike has yet to be determined.
The Federal Aviation Administration told Newsday the agency is investigating.
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