The pilot from Newton, N.J., is not hurt, while a passenger from Sussex, N.J., injures his shoulder, authorities report.
View full sizeTwo Sussex County, N.J., men were involved in a plane crash Monday in Ghent, N.Y.The Columbia County Sheriff's Office says the pilot, 70-year-old Mark T. Daniels of Newton, N.J., was not injured in the accident which happened at about 5:30 p.m. at the Klein Kill Airport in Ghent. A passenger, 73-year-old Richard Aaron of Sussex, N.J., was treated for shoulder pain.
Authorities say the Lightning LS-1 kit plane crashed while attempting to take off from the airport.
Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration will investigate the cause of the crash.