Florida plane crash: Two people were killed in a plane crash on Interstate 75 in Southwest Florida. A small plane was attempting an emergency landing when it collided with a vehicle. The plane burst into flames after the collision, sending thick black smoke into the air.

The crash happened near the Pine Ridge Road exit in Collier County. The plane was a Cessna 172, a single-engine, four-seat aircraft. It was registered to a private owner in Naples, Florida.

The two people on board the plane were killed. The driver of the vehicle was also killed.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has started investigation in the matter. The NTSB will determine the cause of the crash and issue a report on its findings.

Here are some key points about the crash:

  • Two people were killed in the crash.
  • The crash happened near the Pine Ridge Road exit in Collier County.
  • The plane was a Cessna 172.
  • The NTSB is investigating the crash.

The Federal Aviation Administration recognized the airplane as a Bombardier Challenger 600 fly and said five individuals were on board when the accident occurred around 3:15 pm.

The plane had taken off from an air terminal at Ohio State College in Columbus, Ohio, at around 1 p.m. what’s more, was planned to land in Naples around the hour of the accident, Naples Air terminal Power representative Robin Lord said. A pilot had reached the pinnacle mentioning a crisis arrival, saying they had lost the two motors.

The pilot was cleared to arrive on a runway yet answered “we won’t make the runway. We’ve lost the two motors,” as indicated by a tape of the call refered to by the Naples Daily News.

The pinnacle lost contact, and afterward air terminal laborers saw the smoke from the highway only a couple of miles away, Lord said.

Lord said they sent fire engines with exceptional froth to the scene, and three of the five individuals on board were taken from the destruction alive.