Florida small plane crash captured on dramatic home security video
Footage taken Sunday near North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines showed the Cessna colliding with a tree in a residential neighborhood before locals sprang into action to save the family of four onboard, according to WSVN.
"You could hear decelerating, and it just smacked the tree," Eddie Crispin, a witness, told the station. "Once it smacked the tree, we confirmed that the plane did hit the tree, and it hit the ground. The neighbor from across the street had a fire extinguisher trying to put the fire out.
"My neighbor, where the plane actually crashed, had a water hose and was hosing the plane down. Another guy showed up with the axe; he was actually trying to break the window. It was just pretty much all going on at the exact same time. But we did pull them out one by one," he added.
The National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the crash, told Fox News Digital in a statement Tuesday that "Preliminary information indicates the airplane was on approach to North Perry Airport, when it crashed for unknown reasons in a neighborhood about 1 mile short of the runway.
The NTSB added that the wreckage of the Cessna T337G "will be recovered today to a secure facility in Jacksonville, Florida for further examination.
The Pembroke Pines Police Department said Sunday that "Officers are assisting with a small plane crash in the area of SW 14 Street & SW 68 Blvd."
"One pilot and three passengers are all safely out of the plane," it added on X.
The aircraft was traveling from Turks and Caicos at the time of the crash, NBC 6 reported.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Fox News
43 minutes ago
- Fox News
Popular vacation spot bans 'gigantic holes' in sand after near-tragedy
As families flock to the coasts this summer, at least one beach may be putting a damper on children's plans to dig in the sand. The City of Holmes Beach in Florida passed a rule this summer that declares, "No holes on beach." Holmes Beach City Commissioner Carol Whitmore told FOX 13 the rule is being implemented to protect both beachgoers and wildlife. "People aren't listening. They're on vacation, they're not thinking and, unfortunately, we have to think about the people [then] coming to the beach after they leave," said Whitmore. "We have to think about their safety." The ordinance states that "no person shall dig holes in the sandy gulf beach deeper than one (1) foot" — and it bans "metal shovels" such as gardening tools. Children's toy shovels and plastic shovels are still permitted. = "We almost had a [person] fall into a gigantic hole that nobody covered up. It's a safety issue," Whitmore added. In 2024, FOX 13 reported that a young girl died after falling into a nearly six-foot hole in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea with the sand collapsing on her. Nearly 143 million people visited the Sunshine State last year, according to Visit Florida. The large holes also present a threat to wildlife — specifically sea turtles. "These holes can be 3 to 6 feet deep, and then they leave and don't cover them back up. We've got photos of our turtles getting caught in the holes, and they can't survive," said Whitmore. A visitor at Manatee Public Beach, Waylon Slabach, told FOX 13 his daughter loves digging in the sand. "On a Sunday afternoon, we love to bring her out here. Have her play and dig holes and fill them back in before we leave," he said. Waylon said it is "easy" to fill the holes his daughter makes to protect turtles. The National Ocean Service says on its website that beachgoers can "help sea turtle mothers and their offspring improve their chances of survival" by filling holes made in the sand.
Yahoo
4 hours ago
- Yahoo
People in Florida neighborhood stop dinner, grab tools to rescue 4 people in plane crash
Residents in a Miami suburb used an ax, fire extinguisher and garden hose to rescue four people from a small plane that crashed into a tree in yet another mishap near a busy South Florida airport. 'It was nothing short of heroic,' Angelo Castillo, the mayor of Pembroke Pines in Broward County, said Tuesday. But Castillo is frustrated. He said there have been more than 30 crashes in the past five years on or around North Perry Airport, which serves small planes, though the airport disputes that figure. A local street is named for 4-year-old Taylor Bishop, one of three people who died when a plane crashed into an SUV in 2021. 'We need better assurances that these planes are not going to keep falling out of the sky," Castillo said. "The airport was a dairy farm before World War II. Now it's the busiest general aviation airport in Florida. But within a five-mile radius, there are approximately half a million people." A pilot and three passengers were approaching the airport in a Cessna T337G when the aircraft crashed into a tree in the Pines Village neighborhood around 8 p.m. Sunday, authorities said. 'Residents put their dinner forks down to get out there,' Castillo said. 'Some had garden hoses to put the fire out. There were cuts and bruises, but all four survived.' Giovanna Hanley said the plane crashed near her mother's house where she was staying. 'Within seconds, my hero Father in Law was breaking glass and pulling out the injured. ... This is personal. This is angering. This is unacceptable,' Hanley said on Facebook, referring to plane crashes. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the cause of the crash, said Paris Tyburski, a spokesperson at the Broward County Aviation Department. Tyburski, citing records, said there were 13 accidents from 2020 through 2024 that resulted in substantial damage, serious injury or death and 20 incidents in a lesser category that could have affected the safety of aircraft operation. The aviation department is 'responsible for the maintenance and safety of the airport facility,' Tyburski said. 'The aircraft owner/operator is responsible for the maintenance of the aircraft.' Castillo, meanwhile, wants an independent investigation of local air safety. 'People are up in arms, and I can't blame them,' he said.
Yahoo
12 hours ago
- Yahoo
Watch: Tourists 'totally outraged' by fishing crew's brutal act at sea
Tourists on board an eight-metre viewing pontoon were horrified when one of the creatures they had hoped to see in the wild was hauled out of the water by a group of nearby fishermen. Tour leader Denis Richard told Yahoo News Australia the incident left his group feeling 'totally outraged'. In a video shot by his Water Planet USA colleague in waters off Florida, a helicopter can be heard circling overhead as five men work to haul the endangered manta ray onto their boat. 'It was circling, and circling, and circling, which was not normal behaviour. It was there for a good 20 minutes, and that's what attracted my attention, so I drove towards that location,' Richard said. The angler was strapped to the boat and described as 'pulling like crazy'. At first, Richard thought the man had accidentally hooked the animal because it is a protected species that's listed as endangered. Then they brought out a net, and their intentions became clear. 'It took them over a half hour to bring the manta ray to the boat. I was yelling at them, asking if they were going to release the animal, and they said no, we have a permit,' Richard recalled. Related: 😳 Late-night beach find highlights dark side of Aussie state's $88 million tourism pledge Local media have confirmed with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission that the men in the video had a 'special' licence to capture the animal under a program that facilitates activities including the exhibition of marine animals, education and scientific research. Richard believes the manta ray was being acquired for the commercial aquarium trade and will be shipped overseas. Yahoo News has contacted an organisation licensed to capture marine life for display, but it did not immediately respond. Moments earlier, Richard's tour group had been enjoying a swim close to wild dolphins, and they had ventured towards land in search of manatees, sting rays and manta rays that are known to inhabit the shallows in waters off Shell Island, near Bay County. He's furious that rather than getting to enjoy watching the manta ray in the wild, his group had to see it caught on a line instead. Had he known they were intending to capture the animal, Richard said he would have jumped into the water and cut the line. Once he understood their plan, he initially wasn't sure whether they were acting legally or not. 'Some people have guns and they will shoot you. So I was a little bit concerned, that's why I remained polite," Richard said. "Even though I was very firm, I did not insult them. But they did not respond, they remained very professional, and did not seem to want to respond.' 🏝️ 1.5 million travellers warned of hidden health risk on popular holiday island 🐭 Australia called out for 'failing' two rare species facing extinction 🎣 7.3-metre fishing vessel at centre of 800kg fishing operation Richard is now concerned about the animal's welfare following the stressful event. But there's one positive that has come out of the incident. 'It was enlightening for the tourists. I'm glad they could witness it, so they can do something with their outrage. They can investigate, they can talk to their friends, their representatives about an injustice that allows the capture of endangered species, especially for public display,' Richard said. Love Australia's weird and wonderful environment? 🐊🦘😳 Get our new newsletter showcasing the week's best stories.
