Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating a plane crash that killed two people at MacArthur Airport last night.
A single engine Beechcraft Bonanza A36 attempted to take off southbound from runway 6 at MacArthur Airport but crashed while attempting to return to the same runway at 6:14 p.m. The male pilot and his adult male passenger were pronounced dead at the scene. There were no other injuries reported.
The bodies will be moved to the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner for positive identification. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are responding.
The names of the victims are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
Anyone with information on this crash is asked to contact Homicide Squad detectives at 631-852-6392.