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Time of India
6 days ago
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- Time of India
Florida plane crash caught on CCTV: Cessna hits tree, bursts into flames; locals rescue 4 onboard
Florida plane crash caught on CCTV (Image: X/ ABCWorldNews) A small plane crash was caught on a CCTV camera in Pembroke Pines, Florida, as a Cessna T337G struck a tree and crash-landed in a residential neighbourhood, just a mile short of North Perry Airport, authorities said. The footage installed outside the house, captured the aircraft striking a tree and bursting into flames. Moments later, neighbours rushed to the scene in a desperate move to rescue the four people onboard. — ABCWorldNews (@ABCWorldNews) 'You could hear it decelerating, and then it just smacked the tree,' Eddie Crispin, a local resident, told WSVN. 'The neighbour across the street had a fire extinguisher, another had a hose, and someone even arrived with an axe to break the window. We pulled them out one by one.' According to Fox News Digital, the national transportation safety board (NTSB) said in a statement that the plane was on approach to the airport when it crashed. The wreckage is now being moved to a secure facility in Jacksonville for further examination. No official word yet on the condition of the passengers, but the swift action by locals is being widely praised.
New York Post
6 days ago
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- New York Post
Florida small plane crash captured on dramatic home security video
A small plane crash in Florida was captured in a 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. 3 The aircraft was traveling from Turks and Caicos at the time of the crash. City of Pembroke Pines 3 Emergency personnel work at the scene of the wreckage following a plane crash in a yard in the Pines Village community in Pembroke Pines, Fla., Sunday night, July 13, 2025. AP 3 This image taken from video provided by CBS News Miami shows the wreckage of a small plane that crashed in Pembroke Pines, Fla., Monday, July 14, 2025. AP 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.
India Today
6 days ago
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- India Today
Dramatic video captures Florida small plane crash, all 4 aboard survive
In a tragic incident, a small aircraft crashed into a residential area in Pembroke Pines, Florida, on Sunday, July 13. The plane, a Cessna T337G, was making its final approach to North Perry Airport when it hit a tree and fell to the ground. As reported by Fox News, video footage shows the plane descending sharply before crashing into a tree and bursting into flames near nearby homes. The crash sent neighbours running to the scene, where the aircraft was in flames. According to eyewitnesses, the crash occurred just a mile short of the airport's could hear the deceleration, and then it just smacked the tree," said resident Eddie Crispin, who witnessed the incident. 'The moment it hit the ground, neighbours sprang into action without hesitation.' Residents played a critical role in rescuing the passengers. "The neighbour across the street grabbed a fire extinguisher to fight the flames," Crispin said. "Another neighbour used a water hose to douse the plane, while someone else showed up with an axe to break a window."The Pembroke Pines Police confirmed that the four individuals on board, a pilot and three passengers, were safely rescued from the crash. 'Officers are assisting with a small plane crash in the area of SW 14 Street & SW 68 Blvd,' police said in a statement posted to X. 'One pilot and three passengers are all safely out of the plane.'The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has launched an investigation into the cause of the crash. Initial findings suggest the aircraft was attempting to land when it went down for reasons yet to be determined.'The wreckage will be recovered to a secure facility in Jacksonville, Florida, for further examination,' the NTSB said in a statement to Fox News Digital.- Ends
