On Friday, a private passenger plane crashed along a Florida roadway. According to accounts, a private passenger plane with five persons crashed on a busy Florida roadway on Friday. The plane crashed with two automobiles on the ground, killing both persons. According to the NTSB and the Federal Aviation Administration, the plane was carrying five persons.
A private passenger jet crashed along a Florida highway on Friday. According to reports, a private passenger jet carrying five people crashed on a Florida highway on Friday. The plane collided with two cars on the ground and killed both people.
The Bombardier Challenger 600 business aircraft took off from Ohio and was approaching Naples Airport when the pilot radioed that both of the plane’s turbofan engines had failed, according to a statement from the National Transportation Safety Board.
After crashing on Interstate 75 in Naples on southwestern Florida’s Gulf Coast, the plane came to rest near a retaining wall on the side of the road, according to video and photographs from the site.
The Florida Roadway Patrol also reported that the jet collided with an automobile and a pickup truck on the roadway. The NTSB and the Federal Aviation Administration both reported that five persons were on board the plane.
According to Highway Patrol spokesperson Molly Best, three individuals on board the plane escaped, while two perished. However, he declined to specify whether the two deaths were caused by the plane or the automobiles involved, stating that next of kin were still being notified. The number of persons in the impacted automobiles and trucks has not been disclosed.
According to Miami-based news station WPLG, the pilot could be heard on an air traffic control audio tape notifying the Naples control tower that the jet had lost two engines and was unable to reach the airport.
According to WPLG, the jet, flown by Hop-A-Jet charter aviation carrier, was bound for an executive airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where the firm is located. According to the NTSB, the aircraft originated at Columbus’ Ohio State University Airport.
Members of the NTSB’s accident investigation team arrived on the site within hours, according to an agency official.
