FORT LAUDERDALE – A single man or woman was killed after a small banner plane crashed Wednesday afternoon in the vicinity of a procuring plaza in Hollywood.
Authorities stated the single-motor Piper plane went down at 450 N Park Highway, around Hollywood Boulevard, around 12:45 p.m., in accordance to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration.
At least one particular person, who was not recognized, was on board the aircraft when it crashed, which is now beneath investigation by the FAA and the Countrywide Transportation Basic safety Board, officials mentioned.
CBS Information Miami
“On impression the plane was fully engulfed in flames and fire rescue responded to put out the blaze. It appeared to be a solitary engine aircraft with one man or woman deceased inside,” claimed metropolis spokesperson Deanne Bettineschi.
When Hollywood Hearth Rescue arrived the aircraft was totally engulfed in flames.
Chopper4, in excess of the scene, noticed firefighters dousing the skeletal charred stays of the aircraft with foam.
Online video of the airplane in advance of it went down showed it bobbing up and down right before it crashed.
Rhonda Martinez says she observed the airplane right before it crashed and understood it was in trouble.
“I observed the airplane traveling reduced to the left and I saw yellow and the airplane with a banner and it appeared like it was getting rid of altitude because it was going in a downward placement and that appeared awfully small for a plane to be traveling.”
“Actually, my father was in pilot college at one particular time and I know that the aircraft that was flying was in difficulty. I experience awful mainly because I was born and lifted right here. This is coronary heart-wrenching.”
Banner planes operate out of North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines which is west of where by the crash occurred.
The enterprise Aerial Banners out of Pembroke Pines informed CBS News Miami that it was their airplane that crashed.
The pilot has not been recognized.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
The FAA suggests it really should be releasing a preliminary report by Thursday.
There had been no other injures claimed.
