Three passengers were taken to hospitals with serious injuries after a single-engine seaplane crashed into a New York City pier Sunday afternoon, according to the Fire Department of New York.
At approximately 3pm today a single engine seaplane crashed into a pier at Riverside Drive and 158 St on the Long Island Sound in Queens. FDNY members removed three seriously injured passengers from the wreckage and transported them to local hospitals. FDNY Operations continue. pic.twitter.com/pyuDgguowX
— FDNY (@FDNY) October 4, 2020
The plane crashed into a concrete pier at Riverside Drive and 158th Street on the Long Island Sound in Queens around 3 p.m. Sunday, fire officials said. It wasn’t immediately clear if the plane had been flying or taxiing on the water before the crash.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the plane is a single-engine Cessna 182. It said the FAA will release aircraft registration information after investigators confirm it at the scene. The National Transportation Safety Board was notified and will determine the cause of the accident.
(AP)
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