(AP) - A small plane crashed nose down in astream after taking off from a northwestern New Jersey airport,injuring the two men on board.

The plane ended up in a heavily wooded area just east of SussexAirport.

The plane's pilot and owner, 61-year-old Joseph Murray ofRockaway Township, and his passenger, 57-year-old Bill Fischer ofVernon, were taken to Morristown Memorial Hospital. Authorities saytheir injuries were not life-threatening.

The Cessna 150-H crashed nose-first into a creek about ahalf-mile from the airport shortly after 8:15 a.m. Wednesday. The accident is under investigation.