At least three people, including a local restaurateur, were injured when a seaplane crashed into a jetty near the Throgs Neck Bridge in Queens on Sunday afternoon
The single-engine Cessna 182 crashed into the pier at Powell’s Cove Boulevard and 158th Street in Whitestone at around 3 a.m.m, the Federal Aviation Administration said on Sunday
The pilot of the plane has been identified as Joe Oppedisano, who lives on the water and usually parks his plane next to his Riverside Drive mansion, according to relatives and neighbors
« He takes his plane out every day, sometimes twice a day, » neighbor Holly Koffler, 60, told The Post. « He’s a very good neighbor, a very nice guy »
Oppedisano, owner of Italian restaurant Il Bacco in Little Neck, has lived in the area for more than 20 years, neighbors said
Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Twitter that three people were taken to area hospitals after the crash – although the total number of people injured was unclear
Woman exiting a tearful Maserati Ghilbi outside Oppedisano’s house said he was fine – but others were unlucky
« Joe is fine », she said « He will be fine One of the passengers has just died and another is in critical condition »
Sources said several people on jet skis jumped to help rescue the occupants of the plane after the crash
The National Transportation Safety Board has been notified and will launch an investigation to determine the cause of the accident
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