Plane crashes after takeoff at Cape May Airport

LOWER TOWNSHIP, N.J. (WPVI) -- Authorities are investigating a plane crash at the Cape May Airport in Lower Township, New Jersey Saturday afternoon.

Officials say it was just before 3:30 p.m. when a small aircraft landed in a ditch at the airport.

Minor injuries reported after Cape May County plane crash. Watch raw video from the scene on November 10, 2018.

The pilot of the single engine Mooney aircraft lost control on takeoff and landed in the ditch.

The pilot, who was the lone occupant, was taken to the hospital to be treated for facial cuts and bruises.

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