The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report on a glider crash last month near the Herlong Recreational Airport that killed the pilot.

A 28-year Navy veteran, Arron Sterling, and Louis Pasderetz died in a plane crash on Jacksonville’s Westside one day after Christmas. The plane crashed as they were flying back to Herlong Recreational Airport.

Two people were on board a small aircraft when it crashed near an airport of Jacksonville’s Westside, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Two people were injured in a head-on crash Tuesday afternoon near Herlong Recreational Airport, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said. A white SUV and a dark-colored SUV collided head-on about 4:30 p.m. on Herlong Road near Normandy Boulevard, police said. The man driving the dark-colored SUV was taken to an area hospital, where he was in life-threatening condition at last check, police said. According to police, the woman driving the white SUV was also taken to a hospital, where she was reportedly in stable condition. Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call the Sheriff's Office at 904-630-0500 or email JSOCrimeTips@jaxsheriff.org.