Small plane crashes into Long Island yard; 1 dead

By Frank Eltman

Published June 17, 2014 9:19pm ET

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Small plane crashes into Long Island yard; 1 dead — Kerry Gottlieb, center, owner of the home where a small airplane crashed in her backyard that killed the pilot is hugged by friend, Jill Cherveny, right on Tuesday, June 17, 2014, in East Patchogue, N.Y. The plane crashed in between two houses on the tree-lined working-class street, according to Brookhaven Town spokesman Kevin Molloy. The Federal Aviation Administration said the aircraft was a single-engine Lancair Columbia with one person was on board. It was flying from Republic Airport in Farmingdale to MacArthur Airport in Islip, the agency said. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek) | Kathy Kmonicek

EAST PATCHOGUE, N.Y. (AP) — A small plane crashed into the yard of a Long Island home on Tuesday, bursting into flames and killing the only person aboard, authorities said.

A mother and infant inside the house in the community of East Patchogue were not injured, Brookhaven Town spokesman Kevin Molloy said. The house had exterior damage from a fire caused by the crash, which occurred shortly after 9 a.m.

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