Small plane crashes off Montauk Airport runway
A small plane carrying three people went off the runaway at Montauk Airport Saturday afternoon, an official said.
The Grumman American Traveler, a single-engine propeller plane, was trying to land at the airport's only runway when it went off the runway, causing minor injuries to the three people inside, according to Jim Peters, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration.
The crash happened at 2:30 p.m. and early reports from airport officials indicated that the plane was totaled during the crash, Peters said.
The plane was registered to Jay Williams and a P.O. box in Grove, Okla., he said.
Peters wasn't sure how the crash happened or whether the plane hit any objects.
FAA officials were still investigating the incident at 5 p.m. Peters said that, if the aircraft is totaled, officials from the National Transportation Safety Board will take over the investigation.
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