Small plane crashes in New Jersey residential area, injuring pilot
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Firefighters stand near wreckage of a small plane that crashed in Bayonne, N.J. Authorities said the pilot was pulled from the wreckage, but further details on that person and their injuries were not immediately available.
BAYONNE, N.J. >> Authorities say a small plane has crashed in a residential neighborhood in Bayonne, injuring the pilot.
The single-engine 1972 Piper plane went down shortly after 10 a.m. Sunday on Avenue E, between 41st and 42nd streets.
Bayonne officials say the pilot was alert and talking after rescuers removed him from the wreckage. He was taken to a hospital for treatment of undisclosed injuries.
The pilot was the only person aboard the plane. His name has not been released.
The plane mangled power lines in the area and damaged some parked vehicles. But no one on the ground was injured in the crash.
