Single-engine plane crash in Canandaigua

Jim Tortora

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CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (WHEC) – OCSO says that a small plane crashed just north of the Canandaigua airport Tuesday afternoon.

Ontario County Sheriff’s Office says a call came in just after 2 p.m. on Brickyard and Yerkes Road in the town of Canandaigua for the report of a single-engine plane down in a field.

Before the plane crashed, the pilot self-ejected. He was brought to Strong Hospital by Mercy Flight with injuries that are deemed non-life-threatening.

Lifenet is headed to Mercy Flight Central Base.

The investigation is ongoing and News10NBC will provide more details as the story develops.