Lantana Plane Crash

Two small planes crashed at the Palm Beach County Park Airport in Latana, Florida, on the morning of Wednesday, May 6, 2009. Early reports stated that two pilots were dead.WPFB (West Palm Beach): 2 Killed In Small-Plane Accident At Lantana Airport

According to witnesses, one red aircraft was attempting to take off, at which point it lost power and was flying too low to the ground. It banked hard, attempting to turn around and return to the airport, but clipped a white plane that was on the ground. After the collision, the red plane broke into pieces and spun around, coming to rest under the trailer of a parked semi-truck. The two pilots in the moving plane were killed, but no one on the ground was believed to be injured.WPFB (West Palm Beach): 2 Killed In Small-Plane Accident At Lantana Airport

Brad Colson, a witness to the crash, said the engine tumbled away from the rest of the aircraft, but incident could have been much worse, had the spilled fuel ignited.WPFB (West Palm Beach): 2 Killed In Small-Plane Accident At Lantana Airport

• WPFB (West Palm Beach): 2 Killed In Small-Plane Accident At Lantana Airport (May 6, 2009)

• CBS 12 (West Palm Beach): 2 Planes Crash in Lantana - 2 Dead... (May 6, 2009)

• WashingtonPost.com: 2 Small Planes Crash at Florida Airport, Killing 2 (May 6, 2009)

• Palm Beach Post: Two Small Planes Collide, Killing Both Pilots at Lantana Airport (May 6, 2009)

• Official Site: Palm Beach County Park Airport

• Google Maps: Palm Beach County Park Airport

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