A single-engine plane crashed Wednesday in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape May in New Jersey, where rescuers were searching for the sole occupant, according to reports.

The Mooney M20J departed from Trenton-Robbinsville Airport in Robbinsville Township, more than 100 miles away, and crashed shortly before noon about 1,200 feet from the Cape May Lighthouse, according to the FAA.

Video obtained by Philadelphia’s WPVI-TV shows the plane veering into the surf before becoming submerged. There was no immediate word on injuries.

The Coast Guard dispatched two boats and a chopper.

“We got word at 11:23 from somebody on scene to let us know that a plane had gone down and lifeguards were in the water swimming out to the plane that was sinking,” Coast Guard Petty Officer Andy Kendrick told NJ.com.

The manager of the Trenton-Robbinsville Airport said the pilot had rented the plane from Airmods, the company that provides lessons and rents aircraft at the airport.

“This is not his first time. He’s used the plane before. He’s licensed and all up to date,” Heidi Pontoriero told the news outlet. “ I have no idea what happened. It’s a very sad situation and our prayers go out to the family.”

Airmods director Melissa Martell said the plane was in “sound working condition” and that the pilot was an “avid renter” who frequently flew several times a week.

State Police Lt. Schafer said his agency sent helicopters over the area as authorities worked to recover the aircraft. He declined to provide any information on the pilot.

Jackie Morroni and her sister Jennifer Horton were on the beach in Wildwood Crest when they saw the small plane flying “erratically,” Morroni said.

“I saw that it was coming in real low,” said Morroni, who captured video of the plane’s last moments. “Then he went back up and came back down — he nosedived.”

Neither of them actually witnessed the crash itself.