Officials are confirming that one person has died after a small plane crashed into a backyard in Waterford Township.
WATERFORD TOWNSHIP -- Officials are confirming one person died after a small plane crashed into a backyard in Waterford Township Saturday morning.
Camden County spokesman Dan Keashen said the single-engine Cessna 150 aircraft crashed into the yard of the residential property on the 600 block of Jackson Road in Waterford Township.
Keashen additionally said the pilot was alone in the plane, and was dead on arrival to a local hospital. Camden County Prosector's Office spokesman Andy McNeil said the fatality is an adult male. The FAA is on scene investigating as the lead agency. No individuals or property on the ground are believed to be affected by the crash, McNeil said.
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A staging area has also been established at the Louden fire house, and an update from officials is expected this afternoon.
This is the third fatal plane crash in New Jersey this week. A single-engine plane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off Atlantic City on Thursday, the same day another plane that had been missing since Tuesday was found in the northern part of the state.
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