WAWAYANDA – A small plane
crashed into a wooded area off Dolsontown Road in the Town of Wawayanda
Saturday morning killing the pilot and injuring a passenger.
(MHNN photo: Anthony Lucarelli)
Mark Lieb, Rockland Video Productions
The pilot was identified as Aaron Panken, 53, police said. The injured
passenger, who was being treated at Orange Regional Medical Center in
the Town of Wallkill, was identified as Frank Reiss, 65, a flight instructor.
The 1946 Aeronca plane went down about one mile from Randall Airport,
a small private facility that is frequented by privately owned small aircraft
and gliders.
Officials said the aircraft had taken off from the airport when it went
down.
