QUEENS, NY — Three people were rescued after a small plane crash-landed into a pier in the Whitestone neighborhood Sunday.
Around 3pm, a single-engine Cessna 182 seaplane crashed into the pier at Riverside Drive and 158 St on the Long Island Sound in Queens.
FDNY members removed three seriously injured passengers from the wreckage and transported them to local hospitals.
The cause of the crash is under investigation as FDNY Operations continue.
BREAKING: FDNY pulls at least 2 people from small aircraft after it landed on a pier in Queens – WNBC
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