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Authorities say the pilot was the only person aboard the single-engine plane, which departed from Calabro Airport in Brookhaven.
Suffolk police identified the pilot as 61-year-old Robert Baranaskas of Northport.
A Suffolk County police spokesperson says the pilot's son witnessed the crash from the ground.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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