Rescue Crews Search For Victims Of Plane Crash In Adirondacks

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Story Published: Nov 17, 2009 at 3:14 PM EDT

Story Updated: Nov 17, 2009 at 3:14 PM EDT

Authorities say a small plane with two people on board has crashed in the Adirondacks and a rescue operation is under way to reach the remote crash site.
     
State police said the Piper Cherokee went down near Santanoni Mountain, a 4,600-foot peak in the sparsely populated Essex County town of Newcomb, 90 miles northwest of Albany.
     
Authorities said the plane left Saratoga County Airport on Sunday, headed for Malone in northern New York.

When the pilot didn't arrive for an event Monday evening, a friend contacted authorities.

The wreckage was spotted Tuesday morning.

Police said troopers and state forest rangers were headed to the scene.
     
The names of the pilot and passenger haven't been released.
 

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