Police say the pilot issued a mayday signal, indicating there was smoke in the cockpit.
told Newsday
he was getting out of his vehicle around 3 p.m. to enter his home in North Lindenhurst when he noticed a small plane unusually “low and slow.” Seconds after seeing the plane pass over him, he heard “a somewhat large explosion” followed by a plume of smoke. A person posted pictures on social media showing black smoke rising over homes on a suburban street. Police said they closed a local road because of the crash.
The Federal Aviation Administration was notified and responded to the scene. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating to determine the cause of the crash.
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