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Witnesses recount Morris County plane crash

Within minutes after a small plane crashed on Route 287 in Morris County, witnesses called News 12 New Jersey to tell their account of the plane's final seconds. Witnesses reported the plane spiraling

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Dec 20, 2011, 1:52 PM

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