After a small plane tries an emergency landing on a southwest Florida motorway, two persons are killed.
A small plane that was attempting an emergency landing on Interstate 75 in southwest Florida on Friday afternoon collided with a car, causing traffic to stop and a big cloud of black smoke to rise into the air, killing two people.
Just north of where the interstate continues east towards Fort Lauderdale along what is known as Alligator Alley, the crash landing occurred close to the Pine Ridge Road exit in Collier County.
Brianna Walker watched as the automobile in front of hers was dragged by the plane’s wing and crashed into the wall.
She remarked, “The gap between us and the car in front of us was only seconds.” “This particular car was crushed by the wing.”
On Friday, a plane crashed on I-75 in Naples, Florida. (Source: LOCAL NEWS X/TMX / @jobarobinson)
Walker stated that there was a loud boom and an eruption of flames coming from the jet. The highway was covered in pieces of the aircraft.
It seems like a movie, she remarked. “The time between us dying was seconds.”
Five passengers were on board the Bombardier Challenger 600 plane, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, when it crashed at approximately 3:15 p.m.
According to Naples Airport Authority spokesman Robin King, the aircraft was due to land in Naples at the time of the disaster after taking off from an airport at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, at around 1 p.m. The pilot reported that they had lost both engines and had contacted the tower to request an emergency landing.
“We’re not going to make the runway,” the pilot said after being given the all-clear to land on a runway. We’ve lost both engines,” the person said on a call recording that the Naples Daily News used as evidence.
A few miles distant, airport employees noticed smoke coming from the motorway after the tower lost contact, according to King.
Three of the five persons on board were extracted alive from the wreckage, according to King, who claimed that special foam-equipped fire trucks were dispatched to the area.
A spokesman for the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, Adam Fisher, acknowledged two deaths but stated that he was unsure at the time of the victims’ status—whether they were on the ground or had been passengers on the plane.
The aircraft was flown by Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based Hop-a-Jet Worldwide Charter, according to the FlightAware aviation tracker. The plane was supposed to return to Fort Lauderdale on Friday afternoon.
A Hop-a-According to the Naples Daily News, Jet announced on Friday night that it had “received confirmed reports of an accident involving one of our leased aircraft near Naples” and that it would dispatch a team to the scene.
The statement stated, “Our first concern is for the safety of our passengers, crew members, and their families.” It lacked information about the collision.
The health and safety of our passengers, personnel, and their families are our top priorities right now, the statement read. It lacked information about the collision.
According to an Ohio State University spokesman, the aircraft has no affiliation with the school and no other information is available.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will lead the inquiry, which will be conducted by the FAA. A number of NTSB investigators are scheduled to arrive at the disaster scene on Saturday, with one already having arrived on Friday afternoon. After taking pictures and inspecting the aircraft, they will transport it to a secure location for additional assessment. Within 30 days, a preliminary report regarding the crash’s cause should be available.
The Florida Highway Patrol reports that the interstate’s southbound lanes were still stopped late on Friday night.
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