Bennington police identified the pilot as Chaim Weiss of West Milford, N.J. His age was listed as "mid-50s."
Peters says the plane departed Sunday from Greenwood Lake Airport in Milford, N.J., for what was expected to be two-hour flight.
Witnesses in Vermont reported the crash just after 7 p.m. on Sunday.
The FAA is investigating the cause of the crash.
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