Plane Crashes on Approach to NJ Airport Killing 2 Pilots

Plane Crashes on Approach to NJ Airport Killing 2 Pilots
Burnt wreckage is seen at the site where a Learjet 35 crashed in Carlstadt, N.J., on May 15, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Segar
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CARLSTADT, N.J.—A small plane on Monday crashed on approach near Teterboro Airport in New Jersey killing two pilots and sparking fires at two buildings that could be seen from New York, the Federal Aviation Administration and local police said.

The FAA said the Learjet 35 departed Philadelphia and went down at 3:30 p.m. local time about a quarter mile from the airport in a residential area in northern New Jersey on approach to Runway One.