Republic Air Crash Critically Injures Three

Suffolk County police officers safeguard the scene, and wait for the arrival of FAA investigators. It's adjacent to Applebee's Restaurant and the Home Depot in the large shopping complex.

Wreckage of a Piper aircraft lay in a drainage sump at the Republic Airport shopping plaza, after crashing following take-off from Republic Airport, East Farmingdale, on Saturday morning.

A flight instructor, and a mother and son on the indoctrination flight, sustained critical injuries. Federal Aviation Administration officials are investigating the crash.