One person was killed in a small plane crash Sunday morning near Airport, according to the County Coroner's Office. The plane went down around 8 a.m., shortly after takeoff. The County Coroner's Office has identified the pilot as 58-year-old Musaddiq Nazeeri of Lebanon.

LANCASTER, Pa. — The pilot killed in a plane crash near Lancaster Airport Sunday morning was a family physician who practiced in Lebanon County for 24 years and is remembered as "a compassionate caregiver" by members of his practice.

Just two and a half minutes after the plane was cleared for takeoff Sunday morning at Lancaster Airport, air traffic control started calling out for the pilot, according to an audio recording.