NEW: A small plane crashed Saturday afternoon while trying to land at the airport on Martha's Vineyard, police and the FAA said. Two people were onboard.
confirmed two people were onboard when a single-engine Piper-46 crashed while landing at the airport in West Tisbury, Massachusetts, around 3:15 p.m.
According to police, the pilot -- identified only as an 80-year-old man -- was having a medical condition upon approach, forcing his passenger -- a 68-year-old woman -- to take over the controls.Sign up for NECN newsletters.The pilot was extricated from the plane and flown by medical helicopter to Boston for treatment. Police have not said what kind of medical episode he was experiencing onboard the plane, or what his condition is now.
The passenger suffered minor injuries in the incident, police said. It was not clear if she was taken to a local hospital for any treatment.
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