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Police: Pilot seriously injured when plane slams into Haddam home

July 23, 2016 12:00 am • Last Updated: July 24, 2016 12:35 am

HADDAM (AP) — Authorities say the pilot of a single-engine airplane was seriously injured when the plane crashed into a home in Connecticut.

State police say it happened around 4 p.m. Saturday near Eagle Landing State Park in Haddam. The plane's sole occupant, 46-year-old Benjamin Temple of East Rockaway, N.Y., was injured. There were no reports of injuries to the homeowner or anyone on the ground.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.

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