A Piper PA-46 crashed into a field north of the airport shortly after taking off around 8 a.m., according to the FAA. The pilot was the airplane’s only passenger, the agency said.

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The crash happened around 8 a.m. Sunday after the plane took off from Lancaster Airport. A 58-year-old Lebanon man was identified as the lone victim.