WEST MILFORD, New Jersey (WABC) -- Authorities say one person was killed in a small plane crash in Passaic County on Wednesday afternoon.
The single-engine private plane took off from Greenwood Lake Airport in West Milford before it went down in a wooded area around 3 p.m.
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The victim has not yet been identified.
The crash caused a small brush fire that the Forest Fire Service was working to get under control.
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The cause of the crash is not yet known. The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board will lead the investigation.
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