Updated on January 12, 2021 at 5:52 am NBC Universal, Inc. A pilot was killed after his ultralight aircraft crashed in the woods in Franklin Township, New Jersey, on Monday. Franklin Township Police responded to Tuckahoe Road and Harding Highway at 12:54 p.m. for a report of a downed aircraft. When they arrived they found a single engine, ultralight aircraft that had crashed in the woods approximately ¼ of a mile north of the intersection. Download our mobile app for iOS to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. Police found the pilot, Gerald Asselta, 64, of Vineland, New Jersey, underneath the aircraft. He was pronounced dead at the scene.