Authorities release identity of pilot in fatal Wayne county plane crash

The Wayne County Sheriff's Office has released the identity of the pilot who died in the plane crash near Wayne, Monday. 

August 30, 2024Updated: August 30, 2024
News Channel NebraskaBy News Channel Nebraska

WAYNE, Neb. -- The Wayne County Sheriff's Office has released the identity of the pilot who died in the plane crash near Wayne, Monday

The Sheriff's Office identified the pilot has 79-year-old Charles Joseph Fink of Elk River, Minnesota. 

The FAA and NTSB continue to investigate the cause of the crash. 

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