A Plane Crash in Florida : Kills three peoples

A small plane crashed into a home at Downtown Island airport in eastern Florida on Friday, killing all three people aboard, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

It happened at 2:22 p.m., 12 minutes after the pilot declared an emergency, saying the plane was severely shaking, the highway patrol said.

 

  Debra Johnson, Public Information Officer with the Flagler County Sheriff's Office told First Coast News that the pilot of a small plane declared an emergency around 2:10 p.m.

Johnson said the pilot reported the plane was severely shaking.The plane crashed into a home around 2:22 Friday afternoon, Johnson said.Flagler County is located just north of Daytona Beach.

There are conflicting reports on whether there were 3 or 5 people on board.  There's no word on injuries, who may have been on the plane, or where it was coming from.

The FAA Regional Operations in Atlanta told CNN that it was a BE35 aircraft, and that it crashed about east of the Flagler County Airport, where it had been diverted after reporting a mechanical problem.

The Florida Highway Patrol has released more information about a plane crash that killed three people in Florida. There were three people on the plane, and all three were killed in the crash. Investigators say the plane was traveling from Ft. Pierce, Florida to Knoxville.  The plane, a 1957 Bonanza H-35, was registered to Michael Anders of the British Virgin Islands.

The plane's tail number was N375B and it appeared the registration was expired, according to the FAA's website.

The names of those on board have not been released.

The pilot reported engine trouble, saw smoke, and then entered an area of bad weather.  Shortly after, the 911 Center in Flagler County started receiving phone calls that a plane had crashed into a house.

When troopers arrived, they said only portions of the wing remained and it appears the plane made a steep descent before hitting the roof of the home.  A fire started, destroying the plane and part of the house.

The woman who lives in the home, Susan Crockett, was in her bedroom when the crash happened, and she escaped out the window. She was treated and released from a local hospital.

The FAA and NTSB will take over the investigation when they arrive at the scene of the crash Friday evening.

Sheriff's Office says the home's owner is in stable condition at a local hospital.  They say the plane appeared to have actually landed in the back yard of the home, and the fire is now out.  Several neighboring homes were evacuated after the crash.  Florida Highway Patrol says investigators may be looking for a fourth victim from the plane.

The Florida Highway Patrol says that four people were killed in the plane crash.  All the fatalities were on board the plane.