NAPLES — A Jupiter woman was among the three survivors of a plane crash Friday on Interstate 75 in Naples that left two people dead, authorities said.
Crew member Sydney Ann Bosmans, 27, of Jupiter, and passengers Aaron Baker, 35, and Audra Green, 23, of Columbus, Ohio, survived the crash when a Bombardier Challenger 600-series jet crash-landed on the southbound side of Interstate 75 outside of Naples, just north of the highway’s eastern turn, which runs along the area known as Alligator Alley. The plane hit an SUV and a truck; the drivers and passengers survived.
The Collier County Sheriff’s Office identified the dead as pilot Edward Daniel Murphy, 50, of Oakland Park, and Ian Fredrick Hoffman, 65, of Pompano Beach.
The Hop-A-Jet plane was coming from Columbus to the Naples Airport and scheduled for departure to Fort Lauderdale, said Robin King, the director of communication with The Naples Airport Authority.
In the moments before the explosive plane crash, Murphy radioed Air Traffic Control and told them that the plane had suffered dual engine failure, and he was attempting an emergency landing outside the airport. The plane crashed about 4 miles from the airport. According to FlightAware’s flight tracker, the jet plunged from 1,800 feet to the ground in the last minute of its descent.