Pilot dead after plane crash in Middle Township, Cape May County

The crash happened around 9:35 a.m. at the Paramount Airfield on Route 47 South.
Saturday, July 16, 2022
MIDDLE TWP., New Jersey (WPVI) -- A pilot was killed when a plane crashed Saturday morning in Middle Township, Cape May County.

The Federal Aviation Administration said the single-engine Piper PA-12 went down shortly after 9:30 a.m. Saturday in the Green Creek section near Paramount Air Airport.

Twenty-two-year-old Thomas Gibson of Ocean City was pronounced dead at the scene.
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There was no immediate word on the cause of this crash. No other injuries were reported.

Middle Township Police and the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office responded to the scene.
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The investigation has since been turned over to the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.

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