MILLBROOK, N.Y. (AP) – A 17-year-old girl piloting a single-engine plane has survived a crash near the Sky Acres Airport outside Poughkeepsie, New York.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the Cessna 172 was experiencing a “rough-running engine” and crashed about 3 p.m. Sunday in a wooded area about a mile southwest of the runway. c
The FAA says the pilot was the only person on board. She was not identified.
The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board were investigating the cause of the crash.
