A New Jersey flight instructor pleaded guilty Tuesday to involuntary manslaughter in connection to a fatal plane crash that killed an Easton man near an Allentown airport.

Philip Everton McPherson II, 37, of Haddon Township, Camden County, had crashed planes twice and lost his pilot certification in the nine months leading up to the crash that killed his student, 49-year-old Keith Kozel .

McPherson admitted he was unlicensed to fly but gave Kozel a flight lesson anyway, court records say.

McPherson faces a maximum of 153 years in prison, although it’s unclear what the guideline sentencing recommendation will be at his sentencing hearing Jan. 17. Attorneys for each side didn’t answer Wednesday when asked what sentence they’ll seek.

McPherson pleaded guilty Tuesday to 43 of the 44 ch

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