Plane Crash in Upstate New York Leaves One Dead, Another Injured
A plane crash in Milton, New York, on Friday morning injured a New Hampshire man and resulted in the death of the pilot.
According to the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office, the small aircraft crashed around 10:30 a.m. in a residential area near Saratoga County Airport. The plane reportedly struck a tree while taking off and crash-landed in a driveway.
The pilot, identified as 58-year-old Fredrick Baber from Port Charlotte, Florida, was killed. The only passenger, 39-year-old Alexander Hoff of Hollis, New Hampshire, was transported to Albany Medical Center and remained hospitalized as of Saturday.
Authorities confirmed that the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the incident. Further details regarding the cause of the crash have not yet been released.