287 crash

The pilot of a small plane that crashed on a highway median in New Jersey, killing all five people aboard, appeared to be in the middle of declaring an emergency when the radio transmission died, according to an audio recording of his exchange with air traffic controllers...

Salvage crews on Wednesday removed a large section of plane from a tree a quarter-mile from where the aircraft crashed in the median of a major highway, killing all five aboard. The crews cleared debris scattered over at least a half-mile as investigators sought clues to why the single-engine plane went down Tuesday morning on Interstate 287, scattering debris across the roadway and wooded median.