LEBANON, N.H. -- The Federal Aviation Administration says the pilot of a single-engine plane has died in a crash near the airport in Lebanon N.H.

Spokeswoman Arlene Salac says the crash happened at about 2 p.m. Thursday. She said the pilot was believed to be the only one on board the Cessna 172 aircraft. The identity of the pilot was not known.

Salac said the plane was registered to a company out of Ogden, Utah, Great Salt Lake Brine Shrimp Cooperative Inc., an aquaculture business.

The plane's flight plan was not immediately known.

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