PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — “Several” people died Thursday night after a small plane crashed into a Clearwater mobile home park after the pilot reported an engine failure, according to officials.
There were deaths in both the plane and one of the mobile homes, Clearwater Fire Chief Scott Ehlers said. Officials have not specified how many died.
The plane crashed at about 7 p.m. in the Bayside Waters mobile home park south of Clearwater Mall, officials said. The area was previously known as Japanese Gardens Mobile Home Park.
The plane involved is a single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza V35, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The pilot reported an engine failure before the crash.
The plane disappeared from the radar three miles off the runway at St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport, Ehlers said. It’s unknown if that airport was the plane’s destination.
Clearwater Fire Chief Scott Ehlers said there were four homes “heavily involved,” with one home that was hit by the plane.