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One person was killed and two others hurt in a small plane crash Sept. 1, 2012. The plane had left Tweed-New Haven Airport earlier in the day.

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Updated: Monday, 03 Sep 2012, 1:45 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 03 Sep 2012, 1:45 PM EDT

(WTNH) -- Police have identified the occupants of a plane that crash Saturday in Falmouth, Massachusetts.

Aaron Mentkowski, 23, of Wallingford, was killed when the Cirrus SR22 aircraft crashed as it was trying to land at Falmouth Air Park. The crash sparked a fire and authorities say Mentkowski was trapped inside.

The plane's other occupants, Dianne Palmeri, 54, and Albert Rossini, 55, of Guilford were both seriously injured and were flown to Boston Hospitals to be treated.

Palmeri is the Chief Financial Officer and Associate Dean for Finance and Administration at Yale's School of Management.

The small plane had departed from Tweed-New Haven Airport earlier in the day.

The FAA is investigating the crash.