Newly released audio from Thursday's plane crash in Clearwater, Florida, captures the pilot's final moments before he died, FOX 13 reported.
A harrowing audio recording provides insight into the final moments of a pilot who died in a plane crash. according to The recordings included the pilot's frantic communications, revealing that he was unable to locate the airport and that he declared an engine failure shortly before the disaster.
“I can't see any other airports,” the pilot said. audio Obtained by Fox 13. “The engine's gone… oh, it's gone.” Throughout the three-and-a-half minute audio clip, observers attempt to pinpoint the exact location of the crash site. (Related: Aviation YouTuber and father die in plane crash, weeks after posting video showing plane malfunction)
The plane crashed into the Bayside Waters mobile home park on Route 19 around 7 p.m., and the plane crashed into a fiery inferno on impact, the paper said. A fellow aviator who was nearby reportedly witnessed the crash and noted the grueling nature of the descent and the ensuing engulfment of flames. Witnesses described the scene as a structure fire, suggesting the plane had crashed into the building, causing extensive damage, the paper said.
FOX 13 reported that a pilot who reportedly witnessed the incident said, “He definitely went inside the house. The whole house has been demolished.” “I just saw him go down very fast.”
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the pilot and two other people on the ground were killed in the crash. The identity of the victim has not yet been released as the investigation continues, according to Fox 13.
