$22K Raised For Family Of Father, Son Killed In NJ Airplane Accident

UPPER DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP, NJ — A young pilot and his father had just taken off from a small airport when their small airplane crashed into a Cumberland County yard, killing them both, officials said.

New Jersey State Police identified 24-year-old Kristofer Noone of Pennsauken (Camden County) and 67-year-old John Noone III of Elmer (Salem County) as the victims of Monday's crash in Upper Deerfield Township.

A GoFundMe started Tuesday for the Noones' family raised more than $22,000 as of 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.

A State Police spokeswoman said Kristofer was piloting the plane. He had taken off from Bucks Airport, a privately-owned facility northeast of Bridgeton across the street from the crash scene, according to NJ.com. Kristofer was a pilot for Spirit Airlines, that report said.

The single-engine Aeronca 7AC airplane crashed in a residential yard on Parvin Mill Road around 2 p.m. Monday, state and federal officials said. Original story — Plane Crash Kills 2 In Cumberland County: State Police

Both men had pilot's licenses, according to Federal Aviation Administration records. John Noone got his commercial pilot's certificate and mechanic's certificate on Sept. 1 of this year.

Kristofer was issued an airline transport pilot's license on Sept. 1, giving him the ability to pilot single-engine planes for commercial flights and multi-engine planes for transport flights, records show.

He was also a certified ground and flight instructor, as well, FAA records show.

A family member of the Noones shared photos of them and said, "we love you more than you could have ever known." Many of the photos show family members in front of an aircraft or in a cockpit.

The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the crash and have not released much more information. An NTSB spokesman said a preliminary report will take about 10 business days, with a full investigation needing 12-24 months to complete and determine the cause.

An investigator "is expected to be on scene today and will focus on documenting the perishable evidence," spokesman Keith Holloway said.

"While on scene the NTSB investigator will examine the aircraft, request air traffic communications, radar data, weather reports and try to contact any witnesses," Holloway said. "Also, the investigator will request maintenance records of the aircraft, and medical records and flight history of the pilot. NTSB investigators will look at the human, machine, and environment as the outline of the investigation."