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Video Shows Moment Plane Crashes Into South Florida Neighborhood While On Hurricane Relief Mission To Jamaica, 2 Dead

On a hurricane relief mission to Jamaica, a small turboprop plane crashed into a pond Monday morning that was in a gated residential neighborhood in Coral Springs, a suburb in Fort Lauderdale.

The crash left two people dead, happening only five minutes after taking off with the plane barely missing houses, according to police and a resident in the area per the Associated Press.

In a statement Monday afternoon, the Coral Springs Police Department confirmed the two deaths. However, authorities did not provide any further information such as who was on the plane. (RELATED: Bible Lost During Hurricane Ivan Miraculously Gets Back To Owner 20 Years Later In Perfect Condition)

Residents were cautioned by authorities that police would continue to be in the area heavily through Tuesday so investigators can continue to collect evidence, per the Associated Press.

According to records from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the King Air model flown on the hurricane relief mission was manufactured in 1976. These types of planes sit anywhere between 7-12 people, per the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.

According to federal records per the Associated Press, the plane‘s registered owner is International Air Services, a company that specializes in setting up trust agreements for non-American citizens to permit them to register planes with the FAA.

FlightAware, a flight tracking website, shows the aircraft made four earlier trips this past week to or from Jamaica, going between George Town (Cayman Islands) and Negril and Montego Bay (Jamaica), prior to making a stop Friday in Fort Lauderdale. At the time of publication, it’s not known who organized the flights.



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