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Police say two occupants escaped injury when a a small plane crashed near a runway at the Essex County Airport Sunday afternoon. The Fairfield Police Department says it received a call from the airport's

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Police say two occupants escaped injury when a a small plane crashed near a runway at the Essex County Airport Sunday afternoon. The Fairfield Police Department says it received a call from the airport's

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