Why does it feel like this keeps happening in Florida? According to News-Journal online, another plane has crashed early this morning. Sadly the aircraft went down in the woods, near DeLand. DeLand is about 3 hours from where I live in St. Petersburg. This is the 3rd plane crash in Florida this month.
— Volusia Sheriff (@VolusiaSheriff) February 16, 2024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1758409019369103534%7Ctwgr%5Ee3d9d9ca6cab1514bb25325498d4d970595fba00%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.news-journalonline.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2F2024%2F02%2F16%2Fflorida-plane-crash-deland-naples-clearwater-fatalities%2F72625439007%2F"> Volusia county sheriffs department, around 1:49 this morning, a Cessna 172 lost power and crashed in the woods off Marsh Road in Lake George State Forest. Lake George State Forest is North West of DeLand. Thankfully the pilot was able to walk away from the crash with minor injuries. Police tell us that he was the only one on the plane. There were 2 other plane crashes in Florida this month, but sadly people died.
A Plane Crashed On I-75
On February 9th, a Bombardier Challenger crashed on I-75. The plane landed on alligator alley. The plane hit an SUV and a truck. Even though the people in the vehicles survived, the pilot and co-pilot on the plane died. According to the Collier County Sheriff’s office, the victims were Edward Daniel Murphy and Ian Fredrick Hoffman. Both residents of Florida.
Plane Crashes Into Mobile Home
Another plane crashed this month and it happened on February 1st in Clearwater. A plane crashed into a mobile home and took the lives of 3 people. Reports tell us the pilot reported that the engine had failed and was three miles from the nearest runway.
Sadly, he did not make it. The Clearwater Fire Chief tells us that the plane was found in one of the homes. 4 mobile homes caught on fire in the Bayside Waters mobile home park after the crash. The pilot was the only person on board of the aircraft. The pilot and two people who were on the ground were killed.
Shandra “Babs” Littleton is a member of the WiLD Squad. She’s originally from Detroit but has spent most of her “grown-up” life in Fort Myers, Florida where she graduated from Florida Gulf Coast University. Babs loves to write about everything from Tampa concerts, to WiLD murders that happened in Florida, and her favorite businesses.
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