Pilot of a World War II-era airplane has died in a crash in the water off Long Island's Smith Point Beach in the town of Shirley, Suffolk County police say.
Investigators say the pilot was performing maneuvers about 300 yards offshore Sunday afternoon when it plunged.
Authorities say the pilot was the only person aboard the plane. They haven't released his identity.
A Suffolk County police spokesperson says the pilot's son witnessed the crash from the ground.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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