Multiple web search results confirm that a Queens restaurateur named Giuseppe 'Joe' Oppedisano is erecting a shrine to Padre Pio after surviving a plane crash and claiming the saint saved him from a watery death.

Two web search results indicate that Oppedisano's devotion to the shrine is linked to the 2020 plane crash. One source mentions the shrine was born from his devotion, and another links it to the crash, although the specific detail about 'morphine-induced delirium' is not independently corroborated by the provided search snippets.

Multiple web search results confirm that the shrine is located near Oppedisano's restaurant, Il Bacco, and that this restaurant was associated with the 'COVID conga line' in 2020.

One web search result explicitly states the shrine includes smaller statues of Mary and Anthony and centers on a 500-pound bronze effigy of Padre Pio, which Oppedisano credits him with. While Wikipedia provides general information on shrines, the specific details about the statue's weight and contents are corroborated by the web search.

Web search results confirm the date (October 4, 2020), the pilot (Joe Oppedisano), the aircraft type (single-engine seaplane/plane), and the presence of Jose Urena and Maggie O'Neill. The details regarding the departure point (Nantucket) and the exact sequence of events are reported across multiple search results, establishing the core facts.

Web search results describe the plane hitting a pier and crashing into the water, which aligns with the claim that it 'skipped across the water' and 'smashed into a concrete pier.'

Multiple web search results confirm that Joe Oppedisano and Jose Urena survived the crash, and that witnesses were present at the scene.

Multiple web search results confirm that Jose Urena survived and was injured, and that Maggie O'Neill was killed. The age provided in the evidence varies slightly (61 vs 62), but the core fact of Urena surviving and O'Neill dying is consistently reported.