A four seat, float equipped Cessna 172N, built in 1978 crashed just after taking off from Southpoint Marina in Penfield New York. Arlene Salac, a spokeswoman with the Federal Aviation Administration, said the circumstances of the Thursday crash were unknown. The pilot was not in contact with air traffic control, which is not unusual when not flying near Greater Rochester International Airport. Sheriff Patrick O'Flynn said the plane was taking off from the bay toward the southeast when it crashed. Witnesses said it did not appear to be gaining proper altitude before it banked sharply to the left and flew into the ground, bursting into flames, between Empire Boulevard and Irondequoit Bay.
Friends of the men identified them as Michael J. Barclay, 50, of Rush, and David B. Finger III, 57, of Perinton. No one on the ground was injured.
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