Several planes have crashed into this Broward area the past 2 years. What happened?

Small aircraft crashes aren’t uncommon in Miramar or around the North Perry Airport area. Just in the last 30 months:

▪ May 12, 2020: A plane crash at Miramar Commons shopping center, 11150 Pembroke Rd., killed Wayman Aviation Academy student Mark Scott and seriously injured flight instructor Andres Bastidas.

▪ Nov. 23, 2020: A pilot was killed when his plane had engine trouble just after takeoff from North Perry Airport.

▪ Dec. 2, 2020: A small plane crashed onto its roof at North Perry, but no injuries were reported.

▪ Dec. 17, 2020: One person was hurt in a crash just after takeoff from North Perry.

▪ Mar. 15, 2021: Tyler Bishop, 4-year-old son of Hollywood Hills Elementary School paraprofessional Megan Bishop, was killed when a crashing plane struck his mother’s SUV as the Bishops rode along Southwest 72nd Avenue. Both pilot and passenger inside the plane were killed and Megan Bishop was injured.

This story was originally published October 17, 2022 at 2:21 PM.