A plane reportedly piloted by Florida Gators football booster and businessman Bruce Barber crashed into the Florida everglades on the evening of September 20, 2009. On the afternoon of September 21, rescue crews said only one body had been found in the wreckage. Four people were believed to be on board the single engine Piper Turbo Saratoga when it went down in western Broward County.http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/sfl-plane-crash-bn092009,0,363357.story
There was no immediate confirmation that Barber and his family were on the plane, which was registered to Barber's company, Bull Gator Air Inc. The plane was believed to be returning from the Florida-Tennessee football game in Gainesville, Florida, when it went down.http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/sfl-plane-crash-bn092009,0,363357.story http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/breaking-news/story/1244085.html
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Bruce Barber works as a money manager in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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Possibly piloting a single-engine plane that crashed in Broward County, Florida, on September 20, 2009
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Four people were believed to be on board; all were "presumed killed" in the accident
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Plane said to be returning from the Florida-Tennessee football game in Gainesville, Florida
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Piper Turbo Saratoga single-engine registered to Bull Gator Air Inc.
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Bull Gator Air Inc. is registered to Bruce Barber
