4 dead after 2 planes collide over Florida lake

Four dead in Florida after two planes collided in mid-flight

Cuatro personas que iban a bordo de dos avionetas que chocaron en pleno vuelo murieron, informó la policía del condado de Polk, en Florida. El accidente se produjo sobre el lago Hartridge en Winter Haven, a unas 45 millas al suroeste de Orlando. Una aeronave Piper J-3 Cub operado por Jack Brown's Seaplane Base en Winter Haven y un avión de ala fija Cherokee Piper 161 operado por Sunrise Aviation en Ormond Beach colisionaron entre sí y dejaron cu…

4 killed when 2 small planes collide over Florida lake

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (AP) — A pilot and and a 19-year-old student pilot were among four people killed when two small planes collided in midair over a central Florida lake, sheriff’s officials said.

Four dead after two planes crash mid-air in Florida

Four people have died after two small planes crashed mid-air in Lake Hartridge, Florida, on the afternoon of Tuesday, 7 March. The casualties included a 19-year-old student pilot, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities confirmed that the aircrafts were a Piper J-3 Cub sea plane operated by Jack Brown’s Seaplane Base and a Cherokee Piper 161 fixed-wing plane operated by Sunrise Aviation. The victims have been identified as Fai…

'A giant boom': 4 dead after 2 planes collide near Central Florida lake

By WESH Staff Click here for updates on this story     WINTER HAVEN, Florida (WESH) — Four people are dead after two small planes collided near a Central Florida lake on Tuesday, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Winter Haven police and Winter Haven fire responded to Lake Hartridge at 2 p.m. when crews began a search by water and air. The sheriff’s office identified the four victims as 24-year-old flight instructor Faith Baker, 19-…

4 killed when 2 small planes collide over Florida lake

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (AP) — A pilot and and a 19-year-old student pilot were among four people killed when two small planes collided in midair over a ce...

4 people die after 2 small planes collide midair in Winter Haven, Florida

By Amy Simonson and Holly Yan, CNN All four people aboard two small planes that collided midair Tuesday were killed, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office in Florida said. The crash happened over Lake Hartridge in Winter Haven, about 45 miles southwest of Orlando. A Piper J-3 Cub seaplane operated by Jack Brown’s Seaplane Base in Winter Haven and a Cherokee Piper 161 fixed wing plane operated by Sunrise Aviation in Ormond Beach on behalf of Polk Stat…