A small single -engine plane identified by the FAA as Piper PA-28 aircraft crashed at around 10am on a beautiful Sunday morning in Bayonne, NJ.
The pilot George Pettway, of Wheatly Long Island flying a plane registered to a New York Flight School told officials he was on a sightseeing flight when he began experiencing problems and losing control of the plane over the New York Harbor near the Statue of Liberty, while flying North, he decided to try and land the aircraft in New Jersey crashing on Avenue E in Bayonne.
When trying to land he hit telephone power lines and four parked cars. knocking one of the cars clear across the street at 42nd St and Bayonne. Neighbors of the 40th street area rushed out of their homes after hearing the crash and debri from the downed aircraft was scattered all over Avenue E from 40th streets to 42nd Streets with part of the wing landing in a Shell Station at the corner of Avenue E and 40th Street.
What caused the small plane to experience problems is not known at this time?
The pilot was trapped in the plane for a while until he was able to be extracted, he was brought to Jersey City Medical Center and listed in stable condition.
Bayonne Mayor James Davis was at the scene with members of the Bayonne Police and Fire Departments, PSEG and others.
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Transportation Planning Authority has approved an award of $450,000 to the City of Bayonne. The City will use the funding to develop plans for a pedestrian bridge over Route 440 at 34th Street in Bayonne. The goal of the planning would be to develop a preferred alternative for that pedestrian bridge, along with the environmental document needed to advance the project through the construction work phase. Since 2014, two pedestrians have been killed in vehicular accidents while they tried to cross Route 440 in Bayonne. At least two other pedestrians were killed in accidents on Route 440 in Bayonne in previous years. Mayor Davis said, “The City of Bayonne is deeply concerned with protecting the lives of our residents. The recent economic development along Route 440 has created the need for safe pedestrian crossings across the highway.†Mayor Davis continued, “We have chosen East 34th Street as the first place to study, because there is already a pedestrian overpass linking the Light Rail station with its parking lot. We would like to formulate plans to extend the pedestrian overpass to the eastern side of Route 440, which is located next to the South Cove Commons Crossing shopping center. Many shoppers cross the highway there, as do customers of the Frank Cinema. We want especially to provide a safe passage for children who walk to the movie theatre and the stores. By extending the pedestrian overpass, we would enable pedestrians to walk in great safety above the vehicular traffic, rather than through it.†
