2 Dead After Small Plane Crash in N.J., Authorities Say

Two people were killed in a small plane crash Thursday afternoon in Sussex County, authorities said.

Emergency crews found the single-engine Cessna 172 in a wooded area near Lake Kemah in Hampton Township around 4 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

The aircraft departed from Essex County Airport in Caldwell and was headed to Sussex Airport when the FAA alerted public safety agencies to look for the missing plane around 3 p.m., according to the agency.

Trooper Charles Marchan, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police, confirmed there were two fatalities.

The National Transportation Safety Board will lead the investigation, according to the FAA.

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