Police ID Men Involved In South Jersey Plane Crash

Police have identified the two men involved in an accident in which a small aircraft crashed in Lindenwold, Camden County, on Wednesday, police said Thursday morning.

Lindenwold Police identified the pilot as 66-year-old Wayne Gilchrist, of Marlton. His passenger was David Misek, 72, of Cherry Hill. They were both listed in stable condition.

Gilchrist suffered severe facial laceration that required stitches when the plane crashed in the 500 block of Linden Avenue around 1 p.m. Wednesday, police said.

Misek suffered from a broken hip. He was scheduled to have surgery.

Misek told investigators the Ercoupe 415-C plane experienced an unknown mechanical issue just before the crash. Gilchrist has not been able to talk to investigators as of Thursday morning, due to his injuries.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the crash. Earlier in the day, a representative from the NTSB told Patch a report was expected in the next week.

The plane remained at the scene of the crash on Thursday morning, but was expected to be removed sometime during the day.

On Wednesday, the Courier Post reported that the plane was registered to flight instructor Daniel Lee McCaffery, of Maryland, in 2011, but that it had been rented out to Gilchrist so he could go flying with a friend on Wednesday.

The Federal Aviation Administration said the plane had departed from an airport in nearby Mount Holly, Burlington County.

It crashed at about 1:15 p.m. Both men were extricated from the plane and taken to Cooper University Hospital. They were breathing and conscious when they were rescued.

No one else was injured in the crash.

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