Man Dies In Plane Crash Near Wurtsboro Airport, State Police Say

WURTSBORO, NY — One man died and one was injured when a plane crashed near Wurtsboro airport in the Hudson Valley, state police officials said.

A single-engine challenger plane crashed near the airport around 7:10 p.m. Friday night, police said. Wurtsboro resident Eddy Santana was pronounced dead at the site of the crash and Poughkeepsie resident Raymond Ellery was airlifted to Westchester Medical Center suffering multiple injuries.

Both Santana, 41, and Ellery, 42, are licensed pilots, but police did not say who was in control of the plane at the time of the crash.

The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the cause of the plane crash, police said.