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In this photo provided by the United States Coast Guard, a pair of Sea Tow boats joins another vessel off Cape May Point, N.J., in the search for a single engine airplane that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, Wednesday, May 29, 2019. The aircraft's owner says the male pilot was a regular customer who flew recreationally. (Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Keegan/United States Coast Guard via AP)

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In this photo provided by the United States Coast Guard, boats of both public and private origin search for a single engine airplane that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, Wednesday, May 29, 2019 off Cape May Point, N.J. The Federal Aviation Administration says the single engine Mooney M20J aircraft crashed in the water approximately 1,200 feet from the Cape May Lighthouse on Wednesday morning. (Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Keegan/United States Coast Guard via AP)

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In this photo provided by the United States Coast Guard, a USCG helicopter joins vessels of both public and private origon off Cape May Point, N.J., in the search for a single engine airplane that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, Wednesday, May 29, 2019. The aircraft's owner says the male pilot was a regular customer who flew recreationally. (Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Keegan/United States Coast Guard via AP)

Search on for survivors after small plane crashes in ocean

By Associated Press AP

PUBLISHED 5:17 PM ET May. 29, 2019

CAPE MAY, N.J. (AP) — The Coast Guard is searching for any survivors after a small plane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off New Jersey.

The Federal Aviation Administration says the single-engine Mooney M20J crashed Wednesday morning about 1,200 feet (365 meters) from the Cape May Lighthouse.

State police say that the plane is in about 18 feet of water and that a recovery is being attempted.

Plane owner Lisa Campbell of Air-Mods Flight Training Center at the Trenton-Robbinsville airport says it left the airport, more than 100 miles (161 kilometers) from the crash site, around 8 a.m.

She says the male pilot's credentials and the aircraft were "all in order." She says the pilot was a regular customer who flew recreationally.

Police say it's unclear whether there were any passengers.