Single-seat plane crashes into West Milford, New Jersey lake during air show

A small plane crashed into a lake in West Milford, New Jersey, on Saturday.

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What happenedThe 'Subsonex' jet went down in Green Turtle Lake in West Milford around 6:30 p.m. Saturday near where there is an air show taking place this weekend.

What changedThe left frames it as "Small plane crashes into lake in West Milford, New Jersey". The center frames it as "Small stunt jet crashes into N.J. lake near air show".

ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.

Archive healthLive match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

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77WORDING GAP

4 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Still Watching. The left frames it as "Small plane crashes into lake in West Milford, New Jersey". The center frames it as "Small stunt jet crashes into N.J. lake near air show".

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Jun 21, 12:29 AM: ABC News - International joined the source map.

Jun 21, 1:24 AM: The Star-Ledger (NJ.com) joined the source map.

Jun 21, 3:35 AM: CBS News joined the source map.

Jun 21, 4:17 AM: ABC7 New York joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 77/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

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CBS News4h ago

Small plane crashes into lake in West Milford, New Jersey

A small plane crashed into a lake in West Milford, New Jersey, on Saturday.

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ABC7 New York4h ago