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St. Lucie County plane crash kills one and leaves another injured

The victim died at the scene of the crash.

St. Lucie County plane crash kills one and leaves another injured

The victim died at the scene of the crash.

NEW MONTH. JADE. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU BROOKE. INVESTIGATORS IN SAINT LUCIE COUNTY SAY ONE PERSON IS DEAD AND ANOTHER IS IN THE HOSPITAL FOLLOWING A SMALL PLANE CRASH AT TREASURE COAST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. STEVE KING JOINS US LIVE AT THE AIRPORT WITH WHAT WE KNOW RIGHT NOW. STEVE, STEVE. JADE. WELL, THIS IS AS CLOSE AS WE CAN GET TO THE WRECKAGE HERE AT TREASURE COAST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. WE’RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK THROUGH THIS FENCE HERE AT THE WRECKAGE. NOW THAT IS A PA 44 TWIN ENGINE PLANE THAT AUTHORITIES SAY CRASHED AT ABOUT 121 THIS AFTERNOON HERE AT TREASURE COAST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE SAINT LUCIE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE RECEIVED SEVERAL 911 CALLS, AND WHEN THEY CAME HERE TO THE SCENE, THE SAINT LUCIE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BOTH SAW THAT THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE INSIDE THE PLANE. ONE OF THEM DIED AT THE SCENE. THE OTHER WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. THAT PERSON’S CONDITION IS UNKNOWN RIGHT NOW, AND THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION. NOW, THE NTSB IS LEADING THIS INVESTIGATION. WE ARE WORKING TO GET MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NTSB ABOUT EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED HERE, INCLUDING IF THIS PLANE WAS TAKING OFF OR LANDING HERE AT TREASURE COAST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. I WAS TRYING TO SEE IF I COULD POSSIBLY FIND THE TAIL NUMBER OF THE PLANE. OFTEN IN THESE CRASHES, WHEN YOU GET THE TAIL NUMBER, YOU CAN GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PLANE. BUT BECAUSE THE PLANE IS SO MANGLED FROM THIS DEADLY CRASH, I COULD NOT GET THAT INFORMATION. BUT WE’RE GOING TO KEEP WORKING TO GET MORE DETAILS HERE AT THE SCENE. BUT FOR NOW, REPORTING LIV
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St. Lucie County plane crash kills one and leaves another injured

The victim died at the scene of the crash.

A person was killed Saturday afternoon after a plane crashed at the Treasure Coast International Airport.St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office started receiving 911 calls around 1:21 p.m. regarding the crash.The latest: West Palm Beach police investigating apparent murder-suicide in hotel parking lot When deputies and the St. Lucie County Fire District arrived at the airport they found two people trapped inside a twin-engine Piper PA-44 aircraft.One victim died at the scene due to their injuries.The other victim was transported to a local hospital.The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is the lead in the investigation.WPBF 25 News has reached out to the NTSB for more information but so far we have not received a response.Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.

A person was killed Saturday afternoon after a plane crashed at the Treasure Coast International Airport.

St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office started receiving 911 calls around 1:21 p.m. regarding the crash.

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The latest: West Palm Beach police investigating apparent murder-suicide in hotel parking lot

When deputies and the St. Lucie County Fire District arrived at the airport they found two people trapped inside a twin-engine Piper PA-44 aircraft.

One victim died at the scene due to their injuries.

The other victim was transported to a local hospital.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is the lead in the investigation.

WPBF 25 News has reached out to the NTSB for more information but so far we have not received a response.

Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.