May 19, 2016
Troopers from Sussex Station investigating downed single-engine plane found in Wantage Twp. One occupant. Confirmed fatality.
One person was dead following a plane crash in Sussex County this week, State Police said.
State Police responded to a report of a downed aircraft in a wooded area near Unionville and Mount Salem roads in Wantage Township at about 11 a.m. on Thursday, State Police spokesman Sgt. First Class Greg Williams said.
New York Civil Air Patrol discovered the single-engine aircraft Thursday morning, Williams said. The plane was first discovered missing on Tuesday.
A single deceased occupant was found with the plane, he said. The pilot's name has not yet been released.
Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Arlene Salac said the plane was a Cessna C210. The FAA will investigate and the National Transportation Safety Board will determine the cause of the crash, she said.
John Richnavsky, the owner of High Hopes Farm on nearby Quarry Road, told NJ Advance Media he heard two helicopters flying over the area Thursday morning. The Civil Air Patrol, he said, responded to the area Wednesday in search of an activated beacon.