Oct 23, 2012 3:45 PM
A Saturday afternoon flight from Spadaro Airport in East Moriches ended in tragedy when a small single-engine airplane crashed and sank in Moriches Inlet, killing both men aboard.
Cyril Mclavin, 51, of Fresh Meadows and Andrew Messana, 72, of Bayside were flying Mr. Mclavin’s 1946 Globe Swift GC-1A, a single-engine aircraft, reportedly on their way to Republic Airport in Farmingdale.
According to Suffolk County Police, witnesses fishing in the inlet and on the beach heard the plane sputter and then saw it crash into the water, where it sank 20 to 30 feet at approximately 3:06 p.m.
Good samaritans who were fishing in a boat in the inlet notified authorities and were first to the scene, where they attempted to rescue the two men who appeared to be unconscious inside the cockpit, according... more
Cyril Mclavin, 51, of Fresh Meadows and Andrew Messana, 72, of Bayside were flying Mr. Mclavin’s 1946 Globe Swift GC-1A, a single-engine aircraft, reportedly on their way to Republic Airport in Farmingdale.
According to Suffolk County Police, witnesses fishing in the inlet and on the beach heard the plane sputter and then saw it crash into the water, where it sank 20 to 30 feet at approximately 3:06 p.m.
Good samaritans who were fishing in a boat in the inlet notified authorities and were first to the scene, where they attempted to rescue the two men who appeared to be unconscious inside the cockpit, according... more
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sad story ..how soon after the crash did the fishermen get ther?? peace to the families.