One person killed in small plane crash in Okaloosa County, Florida

Modified Date: 
Sun, 06/23/2019 - 8:39am
Accident Date: 
Saturday, August 23, 2014

Small plane crashes in Florida Panhandle; 1 killed

The Okaloosa Sheriff's office said a 911 call about a small plane going down about 3 p.m. Saturday. It was a single-engine plane.

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Kathleen Bergen, a spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration, confirmed the crash and said only the pilot was on board.

Authorities say they are responding to a small plane that crashed in Okaloosa County in the Florida Panhandle, killing the only person on board. The Okaloosa Sheriff's office said a 911 call about a small plane going down about 3 p.m. Saturday. It was a single-engine plane. Mack Wilkins is chairman of the Almarante Volunteer Fire Department board. He told the Northwest Florida Daily News that he lives about a mile from the crash site and that emergency responders found only one person at the scene. Kathleen Bergen, a spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration, confirmed the crash and said only the pilot was on board.

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