On Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 27) the Wayne County Sheriff's Office released the following information in regard to a plane crash near Wayne on Monday (Aug. 26).
"On Monday morning (08-26-24) the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office and Nebraska State Patrol responded to a plane crash located approximately seven miles north and three miles west of Wayne.
The pilot died upon impact. He has been identified as Charles Jospeh Finck (age 79) of Elk River, Minnesota.