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New Jersey Pilot Killed In Florida Plane Crash

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – The pilot of a plane that crashed over the weekend in Florida has been identified as a New Jersey man.

The Cessna 335 went down Saturday near the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport.

Surveillance video shows the plane skid down a street before crashing into a building and bursting into flames.

The pilot was identified as Eladio Marquez, of Rahway.

He and his passenger, a former flight school student, were killed in the crash.

The National Transportation Safety Board is now investigating.

(© Copyright 2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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