A plane owned by a Doral man made an emergency landing in the Florida Everglades
A small plane made an emergency landing Tuesday morning in the Florida Everglades, south of Alligator Alley, authorities say.
Just after 10:50 a.m., Miami-Dade Fire Rescue assisted Collier County Sheriff’s Office and the Greater Naples Fire District in responding to reports of the plane going down, MDFR said.
Air rescue found the small plane with two people on board. It had made an emergency landing in a remote area. Fire Rescue said no one was injured, but one person was airlifted to a Broward Sheriff’s Office station and the other to Miami Executive Airport.
According to Federal Aviation Administration records, the plane, carrying the No. N2145N, is a 1979 single-engine Piper PA-32-300 registered to a Doral address and Ernesto Raschio. The plane’s certificate expires April 30, 2022.
There’s no information yet as to whether the plane was taking off or leaving from the closest airport, Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport.
Shots from media helicopters showed passengers who appeared unharmed but needed to be airlifted from the scene.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more is learned.
This story was originally published June 8, 2021 at 12:31 PM.
