22-year-old Ocean City man killed in Cape May County plane crash
The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board were called in to investigate
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A 22-year-old Ocean City man was killed Saturday morning in the crash of a plane in Middle Township, Cape May County, at an airfield on Route 47, police said.
The victim — the pilot — was identified as Thomas Gibson, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash occurred about 9:35 a.m. at the Paramount Air Airport. Township police did not offer further details of the incident. The Federal Aviation Administration said the single-engine Piper PA-12, the Associated Press reported.
Police said the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board would investigate the cause of the crash.