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The New Jersey Forest Fire Service is making progress containing a wildfire burning in the area of the Robert J. Miller Airpark in Lacey Twp.
Late Saturday night, a single-engine plane carrying only the pilot crashed in some woods close to the Robert J. Miller Air Park, starting a wildfire that has now grown to 600 acres, according to a government official and the New Jersey Forest Fire Service.
Unfortunately, the pilot of the plane did not survive. The cause of the tragedy is still under investigation. Until the investigation is complete, the pilot's identity will not be released.The National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the crash, reports that a Cirrus SR20 that had taken off from the Monmouth Executive Airport in Wall crashed at 10:18 p.m. Saturday about a half-mile southwest of the airport, also known as the Ocean County Airport, which is located in Berkeley.
Around 11:40 p.m. on Saturday, local authorities were looking into a smoke condition south of the airport between the airport and Lacey Road when they learned about the collision.
According to the source, it took investigators at the scene almost two hours to find the fiery wreckage.According to news resports, personnel were unable to get near the pilot because of the fire.
The crash site was going to be visited by a National Transportation Safety Board investigator on Sunday afternoon.Around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service updated its Facebook page with news that the fire had expanded to 600 acres and was 50% contained. It threatened 25 structures in all.
