Bay Shore man's plane crashes upstate, 4 injured
Stock photo of a Cessna 172 single-engine aircraft, similar to one that crashed while trying to land at Kobelt Airport near Wallill, NY. (May 22, 2010) Credit: Wikipedia user P. Alejandro Díaz
State police say four Long Island men remain hospitalized after their small plane overshot the runway at a Hudson Valley airport and landed in the front yard of home.
Troopers say the single-engine Cessna 172N crashed at about 9:45 p.m. Thursday near the Ulster County hamlet of Wallkill, 65 miles north of New York City.
The pilot, 48-year-old Robert Schmidt of Bay Shore, and 51-year-old John Brienza of Farmingdale were airlifted to Westchester Medical Center. Thirty-one-year-old Anthony Errera of Baldwin and 42-year-old Robert Kroll of West Sayville were taken to local hospitals.
Their conditions aren’t immediately available Friday morning.
Federal aviation officials say the plane crashed while trying to land at Kobelt Airport. The cause is under investigation.
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