SYOSSET, N.Y. (AP) — Officials say three people have been killed after a small plane crashed in a residential neighborhood on Long Island.
It happened shortly after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano says the bodies were found after the Beech BE-35 aircraft went down on Cold Spring Road in Syosset.
A spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration said three passengers were on board the plane. He said it had taken off from North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and was headed to Robertson Field, an airport in Plainville, Connecticut.
THE NTSB identified the victims as 66-year-old David Berube, 49-year-old Dana Parenteau, and 32-year-old Benjamin Bridges, all of Bristol, Connecticut.
According to police, the small plane suffered an unknown problem, creating a large debris field for investigators to search and recover pieces of the aircraft. There were no injuries reported on the ground.
The FAA says it is investigating and the National Transportation Safety Board will attempt to determine what caused the crash.