Newly released audio captured the desperate final moments of a pilot who died when his plane crashed into a Florida home on Thursday.
The frantic pilot can be heard reporting what appeared to be spontaneous engine failure before diving toward the Bayside Waters mobile home park in Clearwater on Thursday.
“I can’t see the other airport,” the pilot said in chilling audio obtained by Fox 13.
“I’m losing an engine.”
“Oh, sh-t.”
That’s when the single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza V35 crashed into the house, destroying the property.
The pilot and two people on the ground were killed and several others were injured. None of his identities have been revealed yet.
Firefighters respond to the fire after a small plane crashed on Thursday night, February 1, 2024. Recently released audio captured the pilot’s final desperate moments moments before crashing into the house. AP
The audio broadcast also included a report from another pilot who witnessed the crash, telling the air control tower that he “fell hard.” “They are on fire.”
“It’s definitely in a house, a whole house is demolished,” the pilot said. “I just saw it fall at an extremely high speed.”
According to firefighters, first responders on the ground had been preparing for an emergency landing at St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport after the pilot reported engine failure.
The pilot and two people on the ground were killed and several others were injured. Clearwater Fire and Rescue Department/X The victims involved in the tragic accident have not yet been identified by authorities. ZUMAPRESS.com
The plane was just 3 miles north of the runway when it went down.
The plane had landed inside a mobile home, reducing the structure to ashes. A subsequent fire spread to three other mobile homes, Clearwater Fire Chief Scott Ehlers said.
The video showed the scene looking apocalyptic, with the wreckage of the plane still burning next to charred buildings and trees.
The accident is under investigation.
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