Jeffrey Bronken, 53, pilot, and Katherine Bronken, 15, killed, Keyana Linbo, 15, seriously injured, transported to hospital, after their single-engine aircraft crashes on McMullen Booth and Enterprise Road in Clearwater.

Modified Date: 
Wed, 01/06/2016 - 6:42am
Accident Date: 
Friday, March 21, 2014

NTSB Report Says Cocaine Use Contributed To Florida Plane Crash That Killed Round Lake Man,Daughter

(CBS) — A Round Lake man – who was at the controls last March when he and his daughter were killed in a Florida plane crash had cocaine in his system, according to an NTSB report. Audio from the Tampa control tower courtesy of iontb.com. The NTSB says the plane ran out of fuel and that Bronken was impaired because of cocaine. It was a spring break trip to Florida for two 15-year-olds from Round Lake. Bronken was killed.

Pilot's daughter hurt in Pinellas plane crash has died.

The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office says a teenager hurt in a small plane crash over the weekend has died.

Pilot killed in small plane crash in Clearwater.

One man was killed and two teenagers injured when a single-engine plane en route to Florida from Chicago crashed near Tampa early Saturday morning.

Pilot Killed, Teens Injured After Plane From Chicago Crashes in Florida.

A pilot was killed and two teens were injured after a small single-engine plane from Chicago crashed in the median of a six-lane street in Florida early Saturday morning.

A pilot was killed and two teens were injured after a small single-engine plane from Chicago crashed in the median of a six-lane street in Florida early Saturday morning.

The plane was traveling to St. Pete/Clearwater Airport from Chicago when it crashed around 4 a.m. on McMullen Booth and Enterprise Road in Pinellas County, officials said. It came to rest mostly in the median of the six-lane street.

There were three people on the plane at the time of the crash, according to authorities.

Jeffrey Bronken, a 53-year-old man from north suburban Round Lake, was killed in the crash, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.

Two 15-year-old girls, also from Round Lake, were injured. Katherine Bronken and Keyana Linbo were taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa, Fla., but their conditions were not immediately known.

 

UPDATE: Katherine Bronken died of her injuries on 03/26/14.

People Involved: 
Jeffrey Bronken
Katherine Bronken
Keyana Linbo

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