Two dead after airplane veers off runway and crashes into body of water in Palm Beach County

WE’LL TALK ABOUT THAT AS WELL IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. RIGHT NOW, WE KNOW THE NTSB WILL BE AT THE SITE OF A DEADLY PLANE CRASH TODAY. TWO PEOPLE WERE KILLED AS THE PLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE WATER. THIS HAPPENED AT THE NORTH PALM BEACH COUNTY GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT. JOSSIE CARBONARE HAS BEEN LIVE AT THE AIRPORT ALL MORNING. JOSE, WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE CRASH AT THIS HOUR? WELL, I’VE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE NTSB AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WILL BE OUT HERE TODAY INVESTIGATING, BUT KEEP IN MIND THAT PRELIMINARY REPORT WILL TAKE ABOUT 30 DAYS TO COMPLETE. SO WE WON’T HAVE ANY OF THAT INFORMATION FOR ANOTHER MONTH OR SO. BUT EARLIER WE DID SEE A LINE OF CARS. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO. WE SAW A LINE OF PALM BEACH COUNTY SHERIFF’S CARS AND OTHER PERSONNEL HEADING TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE AIRPORT, AND THAT’S WHERE THAT LAKE IS LOCATED, WHERE THE PLANE CRASHED. THE CRASH HAPPENED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON HERE AT THE NORTH PALM BEACH COUNTY GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT, JUST OFF OF BEELINE HIGHWAY, THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD SAYS THE PLANE THAT THE TWO MEN WERE IN WAS A PIPER PA 28. THE PLANE ENDED UP CRASHING INTO A NEARBY LAKE. NOW FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS, THEY ARRIVED ALONG WITH THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND A DIVE TEAM. THE TWO MEN WERE PULLED OUT OF THE WRECKAGE AND RUSHED TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL, BUT THEY WERE LATER PRONOUNCED DEAD. WE BELIEVE IT WAS THE THE THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, EAGLE HELICOPTER THAT WAS ABLE TO FIND THE FUSELAGE THAT WAS UNDER THE WATER. ONCE WE FOUND THE FUSELAGE, WE WERE ABLE TO FIND TWO PEOPLE INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT. ONCE THEY WERE ON DRY LAND, WE IMMEDIATELY STARTED ADVANCED CARE AND TWO PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL TRAUMA CENTER. NOW, IT’S UNCLEAR HOW LONG THIS ENTIRE INVESTIGATION WILL TAKE, BUT WE’LL HAVE ALL THE LATEST BOTH ON AIR AND ONLINE RIGHT HERE ON WPBF 25 NEWS. AS THINGS DEVELOP FOR NOW. REPORTING LIVE FROM THE NORTH COUNTY AIRPORT.

Two men are dead after an airplane veered off the runway and crashed into a body of water Wednesday in Palm Beach County. Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25 It happened near the North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport. Airport officials tell WPBF the plane is completely submerged underwater.The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said it responded the airport at 2:12 p.m. When deputies arrived at the scene, they learned that an aircraft with two occupants entered a body of water nearby.Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office divers, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue and Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue divers are in the water searching for the occupants.The sheriff’s office added that marine units from the sheriff’s office and West Palm Beach Police Department are en route to the scene to assist.The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said two males have been recovered from the water and transported to a local hospital by ground. They were pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital.Palm Beach County Fire Rescue said the area around the incident was searched.The National Transportation Safety Board released the following statement to WPBF 25 News:"NTSB is investigating the crash of a Piper PA28 at around 3 p.m. on July 10 near West Palm Beach, Florida. The preliminary information we have is the plane departed the runway at North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport and crashed into a marsh area at the end of the runway under unknown circumstances. An NTSB investigator is en route to the scene and is expected to arrive later today. Once on site, the investigator will begin the process of documenting the scene and examining the aircraft. The aircraft will then be recovered to a secure facility for further evaluation."The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office will secure the wreckage scene until the arrival of the NTSB on Thursday.This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available.Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. —

Two men are dead after an airplane veered off the runway and crashed into a body of water Wednesday in Palm Beach County.

Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25

It happened near the North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport.

Airport officials tell WPBF the plane is completely submerged underwater.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said it responded the airport at 2:12 p.m. When deputies arrived at the scene, they learned that an aircraft with two occupants entered a body of water nearby.

Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office divers, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue and Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue divers are in the water searching for the occupants.

The sheriff’s office added that marine units from the sheriff’s office and West Palm Beach Police Department are en route to the scene to assist.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said two males have been recovered from the water and transported to a local hospital by ground. They were pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital.

Palm Beach County Fire Rescue said the area around the incident was searched.

The National Transportation Safety Board released the following statement to WPBF 25 News:

"NTSB is investigating the crash of a Piper PA28 at around 3 p.m. on July 10 near West Palm Beach, Florida. The preliminary information we have is the plane departed the runway at North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport and crashed into a marsh area at the end of the runway under unknown circumstances.

An NTSB investigator is en route to the scene and is expected to arrive later today. Once on site, the investigator will begin the process of documenting the scene and examining the aircraft. The aircraft will then be recovered to a secure facility for further evaluation."

The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office will secure the wreckage scene until the arrival of the NTSB on Thursday.

This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available.

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

Two dead after airplane veers off runway and crashes into body of water in Palm Beach County

Share

Share

Share

Top Picks