On Friday, August 18, 2023, around 6:00pm the State Police responded to a plane crash at Fishers Island Airport. The plane, a Piper PA32 single engine, was traveling from Martha’s Vineyard to Montauk, NY when aircraft began to have engine troubles. The pilot attempted an emergency landing at Fishers Island Airport and crashed just prior to the runway.
There was a pilot and two passengers on the plane and no one was injured.
This incident is still under investigation.