Police ID Victim Of Fatal Hamilton Township Plane Crash
HAMILTON Twp., N.J. (CBS) – Hamilton Township Police have identified those on board the plane that crashed into a wooded area Friday night. (See Previous Story)
It happened around 8:30 p.m. Friday on the 4800 block of Paddock Street, northwest of the Atlantic City International Airport.
Police say Morgan Smith, 28, of Lexington Park, Maryland was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.
The pilot, Peter Kosogorin, 45, and passenger Cheyne Austin, 23, both remain hospitalized at Atlantic City Medical Center Trauma Division.
Another passenger, Alec Lewis, 23, has been treated and released.
The crash is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board and assisted by the Hamilton Township Police Department.
