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Small Plane Crashes In Hillsborough Township; Pilot Injured

HILLSBOROUGH Twp., NJ (CBS) – A pilot was injured after his small plane crashed in Somerset County, New Jersey.

The single-engine amateur-built plane crashed just after taking off from Central Jersey Regional Airport in Hillsborough Township.

The 73-year-old pilot was taken to the hospital.

The plane landed in a residential yard near the airport.

The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.

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