Small Plane Goes Down In State Forest In Ocean County, New Jersey

BASS RIVER, N.J. (CBSNewYork) -- A small plane went down Sunday in a state forest in Ocean County, state police said.

New Jersey State Police were called around 11a.m. for the downed aircraft at the Bass River State Forest. Troopers from Tuckerton Station conducted a search and found the plane, state police said.

State police said the two-passenger aircraft had departed Salisbury, Maryland on Saturday en route to Ocean County Airport, but did not arrive as scheduled. Attempts to reach the pilot were not successful, state police said.

The conditions of the person or people on the plane were not immediately confirmed.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating and the National Transportation Safety Board will determine the cause of the accident, state police said.