Couple relaxing in backyard covered 'in human waste as it dropped from toilet of plane flying overhead'

It was something right out of the Old Testament for Artie Hughes and his wife, who were enjoying an unseasonably warm night outside their New York home.

But instead of frogs and locusts, it was human excrement that literally rained on the couple's parade



It was about 9:30pm on Thursday night when a black oily substance fell onto the Hughes' backyard in the village of Malverne.

Ire in the sky: Located just several miles from Kennedy Airport, Malverne has struggled with arriving and departing flights in recent years

Mr Hughes claims that the liquid that stained his clothes - and much of his backyard - was excrement that somehow plummeted to earth from the passing aeroplane's bathroom.

Mr Hughes told 1010 WINS: 'A plane was coming over. Next thing you know [my wife] says "Oh my God it's raining." I said "No it’s not"' .

He added: 'Some black liquid, black oil came off on her face, and I walked around and I looked and said "Oh my God".

'There was quarter-sized, nickel-sized, dime-sized drops all over my deck, my barbecue, my table'.

Neighbour Laurence Major Jr, told Newsday that the 'odorless' substance was all over their patio and clothes.

Mr Hughes claimed that a Malverne police officer later informed him what the substance was, and he was shocked.

He told 1010 WINS: 'He [the officer] had spoken to somebody down at either the Port Authority or the FAA and said "Yeah, it looks like there was an incident. Some lavatory excrement had leaked out".

An FAA spokeswoman said would not confirm on Saturday whether the substance came from an aircraft, adding that the agency would begin an investigation today.

She said that if the sludge is proven to have come from a jet, the FAA would track down the aircraft's operator and have them check the plane for any leaks or maintenance issues.

Located just several miles from John F Kennedy International Airport, Malverne has struggled with problems from arriving and departing flights in recent years.

Former Malverne Civic Association president Peter Robideau told Newsday that some jets are so loud that they make his house shake.