Pilot reported engine failure shortly before crash – It’s unclear how many people were on board
Small aircraft crashed yesterday, Thursday, in a community where people live in caravans in Clearwater, Floridain the southeastern US, causing many casualties, local authorities announced.
“I can confirm that there are multiple casualties, both on the plane and in the campers,” Scott Ehlers, the head of the local fire department, said during a press conference. without specifying the number of victims.
We’re on scene of a small plane crash at a mobile home park south of Clearwater Mall. Multiple mobile homes have caught fire. Firefighters from multiple jurisdictions are on scene. pic.twitter.com/1vBLnTnY8R
— Clearwater Fire & Rescue Department (@clearwaterfire) February 2, 2024
The crash occurred at 19:00 yesterday afternoon local time (02:00 this morning Greek time) shortly after a nearby airport received a distress call from an aircraft in trouble, Ehlers added.
Firefighters rushed to the community Bayside Waters where residents live in mobile homes and managed to extinguish the fire caused by the crash of the aircraft.
At least three caravans were engulfed in flames and a fourth was hit when the aircraft crashed, he said. The residents of the other caravans left unharmed.
The small aircraft was one single engine type Beechcraft Bonanza V35local media reported, citing the US Federal Aviation Administration.
The pilot reported engine failure shortly before the crash, the source said. It is not clear how many people were on the plane.
Source :Skai
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