By Thomas J. Morgan
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Massachusetts state police have described the pilot of a small aircraft that crashed on Cuttyhunk Island Wednesday morning as a resident of Wilmington, Del., who was reported dead at the scene.
In a 5:54 p.m. update, the police identified him as Allen P. Spaulding Jr., 70. They said he was alone.
An investigation into the cause of the crash is being conducted by the state police, the Coast Guard, the Federal Aviation Administration, the National Transportation Safety Board, and the Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission.
Cuttyhunk is in the Elizabeth Islands group, near Martha's Vineyard.
Small aircraft crashes on Cuttyhunk Island
This item was originally posted at 4:15 p.m