Video: Plane in Florida flies dangerously low before crashing

 

Video: Plane in Florida flies dangerously low before crashing

Florida - Two police officers caught the dramatic moment on car dashcam

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Published: Tue 21 Nov 2017, 9:22 AM

Last updated: Tue 21 Nov 2017, 11:37 AM

Two police officers from Pinellas County in Florida, USA, caught a startling sight on their car dashcam of a plane flying dangerously low on a highway just moments before it crashed.
The Pinellas County Sheriff Office uploaded the dramatic footage of the whole incident on their Facebook page on Monday. The video shows the plane struggling to keep flight till one of its wings brushes past a tree causing the plane to spin and crash land on the highway.
Image courtesy: Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
Two people were onboard the single-engine Rockwell International aircraft, pilot Marc Allen Benedict and passenger Gregory Guinee. They had taken off from Clearwater Airpark and landed at Zephyrhills Municipal Airport, 80 km away for refueling. Post this, the plane was flying back to its point origin when it experienced technical glitch in its engine and crashed barely 2 km away from Clearwater Airpark.
According to reports in NDTV, police stated the pilot and the passenger escaped unhurt and refused medical treatment. The area was cordoned off for few hours after the crash.
Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are trying ascertain why the plane encountered problems mid-flight.


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