UPDATED, 6:40 p.m.: The pilot from the Cuttyhunk crash has been identified as Allen P. Spaulding Jr., 70, of Wilmington, DE, in a bulletin from the Massachusetts State Police that concludes, "The facts and circumstances surrounding the crash remain under investigation and there will be no further updates this evening."
UPDATED, at 2:12 p.m.: State Police have reported that the pilot who died in today's crash is a 70-year-old Wilmington, DE resident.
They are not releasing more information about his identity or the flight details at this time.
The investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing by the State Police, the United States Coast Guard, the Federal Aviation Administration, the National Transportation Safety Board, and the Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission, said State Police.
UPDATED, at 1:41 p.m.: AP is reporting that the pilot has died.
NECN has video of the plane wreckage that was takenly shortly after the crash.
UPDATED, at 1:30 p.m.: State Police said the plane is a 1965 fixed-wing Maule Bee Dee M-4-210.
The only person in the plane at the time of the crash was the pilot and police are not updating that person's condition at this time.
The FAA and Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission are responding to the scene and will investigate the crash.
UPDATED, at 12:15 p.m.: Firefighters are spraying the plane that is trapped in trees with foam.
Emergency personnel are working to rescue the pilot.
Original post at 12:05 p.m.:
Emergency personnel are responding to a plane crash on Cuttyhunk Island, reported WHDH.
Fire officials believe the pilot is still alive and the Coast Guard has sent a helicopter to rescue the pilot.
Cuttyhunk Island is located between Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound.