Small plane carrying two crashes in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida
May 16th, 2010 - 12:24 am ICT by BNO NewsNETTLE ISLAND, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) — A small plane carrying two people crashed in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida on Saturday morning, authorities said. There were no casualties.
The YAK-52 aircraft went down east of St. Lucie County’s Nettle Island around 11.45 a.m. local time. “St. Lucie County Sheriff’s dive team members are on scene, as are members of the Sheriff’s Marine Unit and Aviation Unit,” said St. Lucie County Sheriff Ken Mascara.
The crash occurred at least half a mile east of South Hutchinson Island’s 9800 block.
Kathleen Bergen, a spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), said there were no reports of injuries. “[The] aircraft sunk in [the] ocean,” she said.
Federal records showed the aircraft was registered to Don T. Hopkin of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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