Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating a single-engine plane crash in Mastic Beach that claimed the life of the pilot this afternoon.
Suffolk County Police received several 911 calls at approximately 1:25 p.m. today reporting that a small plane crashed into the water off Smith Point County Park. The Suffolk County Marine Bureau, Seventh Precinct police officers, Suffolk County Park Police, the United States Coast Guard and the New York Air National Guard 106th Rescue Wing conducted search and rescue efforts. The plane has not been recovered.
Robert Baranaskas, 61, of Northport, has been identified as the pilot of the World War II-era plane.
The Federal Aviation Administration will conduct an investigation to determine the cause of the crash.
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