EAST FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) - The pilot of a small plane was injured Saturday in a crash on Long Island, authorities said.
The crash happened about 4 p.m. near the Republic Airport in Suffolk County.
The pilot had been landing the Mooney M20R and crashed into the woods a mile south of the runway, said Jim Peters, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration. The aircraft had taken off from Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach.
WABC-TV reported the pilot suffered minor injuries. The pilot was the only person aboard the plane.
The case of the crash remains under investigation.
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