Vintage plane crashes in Sagaponack field

The wreckage of a small plane that crashed into a... — The wreckage of a small plane that crashed into a Sagaponack corn field is removed from the site Monday afternoon in Sagaponack. (July 25, 2011) Credit: Gordon M. Grant

By JENNIFER BARRIOSjennifer.barrios@newsday.comJuly 24, 2011

A small vintage aircraft crashed in a cornfield in Sagaponack Sunday morning, injuring at least one occupant, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

The craft, a single-engine fixed-wing Ryan Aeronautical plane manufactured in 1941, crashed at about 10:15 a.m. in a cornfield, FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said.

Two people were on board the plane, and FAA officials were headed to the scene early Sunday afternoon, Bergen said.

The crash occurred near Bridge Lane in Sagaponack.

According to FAA records, the airplane is owned by Taylor Smith of Wainscott.

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