Three people died after a small plane crashed into a Clearwater, Florida, mobile home park and set homes on fire Thursday evening, the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday.
The Clearwater Police Department identified the victims, which include the pilot, 54-year-old Jemin Patel.
Martha Parry and Mary Ellen Pender were the two people killed on the ground from the plane’s impact.
The crash happened around 7 p.m. and firefighters worked through whole night on hot spots to get to the victims.
At least three homes had fire damage,
Aside from the home that was directly struck, the people in the other homes were able to get out.
The pilot of the Beechcraft Bonanza V35 had reported an engine failure before the crash, the FAA
The plane had departed from Vero Regional Beach Airport Thursday afternoon and was originally scheduled to land at Clearwater Airpark.
“Even after the fire was out, you really couldn’t even tell there was a plane in there, everything was just gone,” Fire fighter said.
The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash, the FAA said.
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