One person was killed and two more were critically injured when a small plane crashed on Long Island in New York on Sunday, police said.
The sightseeing plane crashed around 3 p.m., officials said.
"Republic Airport air traffic controllers received a mayday call from a small privately-owned aircraft. The pilot was reporting smoke in the cockpit," Suffolk County Police Chief of Detectives John Rowan said, according toRowan said the flight had been airborne for"some time" and the plane was attempting to return to Republic Airport when it crashed on its"attempted final approach.
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