Small plane crashed in Sussex, New Jersey on Tuesday evening

The single-engine Champion Citabria crashed around 7 p.m. with only the pilot on board, an FAA spokesman said.

Sussex Fire Chief Virgil R. Rome, Jr., said in an email, “The plane ran out of fuel and struck trees.” The plane crashed off East Main Street near the Alpine Village Apartments, he said.

Rome said the pilot suffered a laceration to his head, but it was not serious.

Sussex Mayor Robert Holowach said no one on the ground was injured. “The pilot did a good job of avoiding buildings and power lines,” he wrote in an email.