Source: NBC 6 South Florida
A small plane crashed in a ball of flames in Boca Raton Friday morning, killing the three people on board and leaving a man who was in a vehicle on the ground injured, officials said.
The crash happened in the area of Military Trail and Glades Road, not far from Boca Raton Airport and Interstate 95.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the plane, a Cessna 310 carrying three people, went down around 10:20 a.m. after departing from Boca Raton Airport on its way to Tallahassee International Airport.
Aerial footage from Chopper 6 showed debris scattered across a roadway and on train tracks as fire crews hosed down the wreckage.
The three bodies were seen in the wreckage and Tafur’s damaged vehicle was also nearby next to a tree.
According to Flightradar24, the aircraft appeared to be circling in the air as it turned back around to Boca Raton Airport.
LaSalle said crews responded after there were reports that the plane was having mechanical issues.
Boca Raton Police said officers had responded and streets in the area were closed.
National Transportation Safety Board investigator Kurt Gibson arrived Friday afternoon to conduct an investigation.
The airport was closed but reopened around noon. Tri-Rail officials said there were delays due to the crash and a bus service was being used to get passengers around the area.
The crash will be investigated by the FAA and the NTSB and the investigation could take months, Gibson said.
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