Small plane crashes after aborting takeoff at Westchester County Airport

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Small plane crashes after aborting takeoff at Westchester County Airport

By DWIGHT R. WORLEY

THE JOURNAL NEWS

(Original publication: September 2, 2007)

HARRISON - A single-engine plane crashed today at Westchester County Airport after the pilot aborted his takeoff.

The small plane slid off runway 29 and struck trees and a fence.

The pilot, a 54-year-old man from Amagansett on Long Island, suffered minor injuries and was taken to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla.

His plane, a 2001 TB-20 Trinidad, was totaled.

Read more about this story tomorrow in The Journal News.

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Glad to see it was a relatively minor incident with no significant injuries or deaths.