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Small Plane Crashes Behind Abandoned Building in Plainview

This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.

Plainview, NY - On Sunday afternoon, January 10th at about 1:05 P.M., multiple fire and police units from Nassau and Suffolk responded to a reported plane down at 150 Winding Rd. The pilot radioed that he lost power and both engines as he was attempting to reach Republic Airport, about seven miles away. The plane went down and was unable to be located for several minutes before being found behind an abandoned factory. The pilot was removed from the crash on the side of a hill and rushed to a local hospital for treatment. FAA was responding for an investigation. The pilot was the only one on board.

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CHRIS SABELLASenior Correspondent

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