ESPERANCE, N.Y. (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration says a small plane with four people on board has crashed in upstate New York.

FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen says the aircraft crashed at about 6:45 p.m. Saturday in a heavily wooded area. She says the plane was destroyed by fire.

The plane crashed near Esperance, New York, west of Schenectady.

No information on the names or the conditions of the people on board was immediately available.

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