Three people were confirmed killed after a plane crashed into a mobile home park in Clearwater Thursday night.
The pilot reported an engine failure prior to the crash.
Four mobile homes caught fire in the Bayside Waters mobile home park after the crash, according to the Clearwater Fire and Rescue Department.
Here’s what we know as the investigation continues.
A small plane crashed into a large mobile home park in Clearwater about 7 p.m. Thursday.
The plane was found in one of the homes, according to Clearwater Fire Chief Scott Ehlers.
Three homes in Bayside Estates, formerly known as Japanese Gardens, were damaged by the resulting fire and a fourth sustained possible fire damage.
Was anyone killed or injured in the plane crash?
Yes. Ehlers confirmed there were several fatalities, both from the plane and within the mobile home.
The Federal Aviation Administration’s preliminary incident report released Friday shows the fatalities include the pilot and two people on the ground. The pilot was the only person on board the aircraft, the FAA said.
Airport authorities told plane was having problems
Ehlers said the Clearwater airport had received a report of a plane having a problem.
“The (airport) tower … was able to get radio transmission from the pilot that he was having a ‘mayday, mayday mayday,’ and the aircraft went off the radar about 3 miles north of the runway,” Ehlers said.
The Federal Aviation Administration told USA TODAY the pilot had reported an engine failure.
What was the plane’s flight path?
According to FlightAware, the plane left Vero Beach Regional Airport at 6:08 p.m. Thursday en route to Clearwater Air Park. It was in the air 58 minutes before it crashed at 7:06 p.m.
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