Plane crash kills 5 in New Jersey

All five people on board a small plane were killed when it crashed in Monmouth County,New Jersey,the US Federal Aviation Administration said.

All five victims were males,according to the Wall Township Police Department. Names and ages were not released,but the police department said the victims included the pilot,two adult passengers,a teenager and a younger boy.

The crash at Monmouth Executive Airport formerly Allaire Airport — in Wall Township was reported yesterday evening,FAA spokeswoman Allison Duquette said.

The plane was a Cessna Skymaster 337,CNN reported.

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Witnesses told the Asbury Park Press newspaper that the plane appeared to be on a landing approach when the crash occurred.

The airport is about 50 miles south of New York City,on the New Jersey coast. The area around the airport is sparsely populated and surrounded by highways and wooded areas.

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