NJ Man Killed In Bennington Plane Crash

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The Federal Aviation Administration says the pilot of a small plane was killed when his aircraft hit a mountain near Bennington close to the border of New York state.

FAA spokesman Jim Peters says the wreckage of the Cessna 172 was found by a hiker Monday morning.

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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