A small plane crashed in Cresskill on Sept. 3, 2015, officials said (Courtesy of Marcelo DeMoraes)
By Noah Cohen | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
on September 03, 2015 at 5:11 PM, updated September 03, 2015 at 9:21 PM
A small plane crashed in Cresskill on Sept. 3, 2015, officials said (Courtesy of Marcelo DeMoraes)
By Noah Cohen | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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on September 03, 2015 at 5:11 PM, updated September 03, 2015 at 9:21 PM
CRESSKILL – A small plane on a U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary patrol crash-landed in the borough late Thursday afternoon, leaving two people seriously injured, officials said.
The crash was reported near the Cresskill Swim Club, not far from an athletic field.
The plane was occupied by two people who were on a routine patrol of the Hudson River, a U.S. Coast Guard spokeswoman said Thursday. Auxiliary members are volunteers working on behalf of the Coast Guard, the spokeswoman added.
Officials confirmed that two people on the Cessna suffered serious injuries and were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. Further information on their conditions was not immediately released.
Both occupants of the plane were alert and conscious when first responders arrived, according to Bergen County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Anthony Cureton.
In a statement, the Federal Aviation Administration said it received reports that a Cessna 172 aircraft “landed in trees” around 5 p.m. FAA officials did not immediately release details on the crash.
National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Peter Knudson said the agency would investigate the crash.
