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Small Plane Crashes At Sussex Airport Tuesday, FAA Says

The pilot was the only person on board the Cessna, officials said.

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The pilot was the only person on board when the single-engine Cessna 150 crashed at around 11:45 a.m. local time, per the Federal Aviation Administration.
The pilot was the only person on board when the single-engine Cessna 150 crashed at around 11:45 a.m. local time, per the Federal Aviation Administration. (Google Images )

WANTAGE TOWNSHIP, NJ — Aviation officials said a small plane crashed at Sussex Airport shortly before noon on Tuesday.

The pilot was the only person on board when the single-engine Cessna 150 crashed at around 11:45 a.m. local time, per the Federal Aviation Administration.

The FAA will investigate the incident. No additional information was immediately available, including the pilot's condition.

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The Sussex Airport is located on County Road 629 in Wantage Township, with one runway on its 96-acre campus, and is home to many single- and twin-engine propeller planes, the airport website states.

Patch has reached out to public safety officials for more information; Wantage Township does not have its own police force and is served by New Jersey State Police.

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