A small plane has crashed into the Long Island Sound off the coast of Connecticut as emergency crews rushed to rescue those on board. 

The Piper PA-32 went down on Sunday morning just ten minutes after it took off from Bridgeport-Sikorsky Airport around 10.30am. 

Before the plane went down, a call for assistance was made and the plane was directed to the Tweed New Haven Airport for an emergency landing, Newsday reported. 

‘The pilot was able to send his coordinates prior to the plane sinking,’ Branford Fire Chief Thomas Mahoney said. 

‘The Coast Guard along with Branford Fire Department Marine 5 arrived on location, located the parties in the water [and] brought them safely aboard.’ 

The aircraft crashed and sunk into the water with its occupants suffering minor injuries, according to the Coast Guard. 

New Haven Operations Fire Chief Danny Coughlin said first responders rescued the two people on board the aircraft six miles off the coast of New Haven, the Stamford Advocate reported. 

‘They were wet, cold, and had some cuts on the hands and face,’ according to a Coast Guard spokesperson.  

Both occupants have been reported to be in stable condition after being transported to hospital. 

The Piper PA-32 went down on Sunday morning jus ten minutes after it took off from Bridgeport before crashing into the Long Island Sound off the coast of Connecticut

New Haven Operations Fire Chief Danny Coughlin said first responders rescued the two people on board the aircraft six miles off the coast of New Haven