Coast Guard auxiliary members hurt in rec field plane crash

CRESSKILL, N.J. — The Coast Guard has identified two auxiliary members whose small plane crashed on a New Jersey recreation field.

The Coast Guard said in a statement Friday that Jack Rosenberg and Erik Pearson are in stable condition at a hospital. Their ages and hometowns weren't disclosed.

Spokeswoman Sabrina Laberdesque says their injuries aren't considered life-threatening.

The crash involving the single-engine 1978 Cessna Skyhawk happened late Thursday afternoon at Regan Field behind a swim club.

Rosenberg has been an auxiliary member since 2005 and Pearson since 2010.

Cresskill Police Chief Ed Wrixon told The Record the two were surveying the Hudson River when they encountered problems and radioed air traffic controllers at LaGuardia Airport.

The pilot tried to land in the river but instead came down about 2 miles west of there.

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