Breaking: Plane crash near Newcomb; wreckage found

The Glens Falls Post Star first reported this morning that a small plan had gone down in the Santanoni Range in the town of Newcomb in the Adirondacks.

The Plattsburgh Press-Republican is now reporting that the pilot is Dan Wills, a flight instructor from Malone.

The status of Wills and his unidentified passenger is not known. According to the P-R a search and rescue operation is underway.

The plane apparently departed Saratoga on Sunday. We’ll update this story this evening on All Before Five.

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