Plane crashes into tree in Connecticut

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Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Small plane crashes in parking lot

A pilot was hurt in a small plane crash that was caught on camera in Connecticut.

The plane veered off a runway, hit a tree, and came down in a parking lot.

The pilot, identified as 79-year-old Manfred Frost, suffered just minor injuries.

He says he was flying to a breakfast.

The plane was registered to a flight school based at a nearby airport.

The cause of the crash is being determined.

No one on the ground was hurt.
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