Small Plane Crashes In Lincoln Park

Two people escaped injury when their small plane crashed at Lincoln Park Airport.

Witnesses say the 2005 Tiger AG5B single engine aircraft bounced off the runway as it came down  around 3:30 p.m. Sunday.

It then veered left off the runway and ended up in a tree, where the fuselage broke in two. Most of the plane eventually became entangled in the tree’s branches about 10 feet above the ground.

Authorities say the pilot, 58-year-old Russell Filbey of Edinburg, N.Y., and his passenger, whose name was not released, were the only two people aboard the plane.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation by police and the Federal Aviation Administration.
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