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Small plane with 1 aboard crashed into a Massachusetts river

The plane crashed into the Merrimack River. It wasn't immediately clear if the pilot survived the crash or was injured, officials say.
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LAWRENCE, Mass. — A small plane with one pilot aboard crashed into a Massachusetts river on Monday, according to authorities.

It wasn't immediately clear if the pilot survived the crash or was injured.

The Federal Aviation Administration said the single-engine Van’s Aircraft RV-6A crashed into the Merrimack River in the town of Lawrence at about 2:15 p.m.

Television video footage showed the plane upside down in the river as an emergency fire crew responded in a boat.

Van's Aircraft produces kit airplanes that are often amateur-built and assembled at home.

The FAA said it would participate in an investigation into the crash led by the National Transportation Safety Board.

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