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Family: Crash victim was sweet man ‘crazed about planes’

A Sea Tow helps pull the downed plane from water in Mattituck Inlet Monday afternoon. (Credit: Paul Squire)
A Sea Tow worker helps pull the downed plane from the water at Mattituck Inlet Marina Monday afternoon. (Credit: Paul Squire)
The front of the plane's fuselage was falling off as the plane was returned to land. (Credit: Paul Squire)
The front of the plane’s fuselage was falling off as the plane was returned to land. (Credit: Paul Squire)
(Credit: Paul Squire)
(Credit: Paul Squire)
A Mattituck Inlet Marina employee operates the crane to lift Mr. Khan's plane from the water. (Credit: Paul Squire)
A Mattituck Inlet Marina employee operates the crane to lift Mr. Khan’s plane from the water. (Credit: Paul Squire)
More than a dozen media outlets swarmed the Mattituck shore after the crash. (Credit: Paul Squire)
More than a dozen media outlets swarmed the Mattituck shore after the crash. (Credit: Paul Squire)
Onlookers watch as Mr. Khan's plane is towed to shore in Mattituck Inlet. (Credit: Paul Squire)
Onlookers watch as Mr. Khan’s plane is towed to shore in Mattituck Inlet. (Credit: Paul Squire)
The plane that crashed in the Sound Monday morning is towed to shore about 3:15 p.m. (Credit: Paul Squire)
Mr. Khan’s plane is towed to shore Monday afternoon (Credit: Paul Squire)
Southold Town police sergeants confer with town marine unit officers after they arrived in Mattituck about noon Monday with the crash victim's body on board. (Credit: Paul Squire)
Southold Town police sergeants confer with town marine unit officers after they arrived in Mattituck about noon Monday with the crash victim’s body on board. (Credit: Paul Squire)
Jamesport firefighters launch a rescue boat from Iron Pier Beach during Monday morning's search and rescue efforts in the Long Island Sound. (Credit: Carrie Miller)
Jamesport firefighters launch a rescue boat from Iron Pier Beach during Monday morning’s search and rescue efforts in the Long Island Sound. (Credit: Carrie Miller)