One person died and another was sent to hospital after an Orlando Executive Airport plane overturned in bad weather on Thursday, according to the Orlando Fire Department. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that two people were inside the plane when it turned around at around 5:00 p.m. an airport spokesperson. The spokesman said another plane that flipped over had no one inside. be moved by the wind,” said Judith-Ann Jarrette, Orlando Airport Executive Director and Air Traffic Controller. “We get regular weather reports. We all do. And we work very closely with the air traffic control tower, so if things get really bad, they’ll hold. In fact, the plane that had taxied for the departure was waiting and unfortunately this system moved so fast, it was so violent with very high gusty winds that it actually flipped the plane over.” Firefighters said they found one person dead when they arrived at the scene, and the second person on the plane was taken to hospital on trauma alert. The National Transportation Safety Board is about to begin its investigation. Hangars and other structures at the airport were also damaged in the storms. Note: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that the incident occurred at Orlando International Airport.
One person died and another was sent to hospital after a plane overturned at Orlando Executive Airport on Thursday in inclement weather, according to the Orlando Fire Department.
The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed two people were inside the plane when it flipped around 5 p.m. The plane was waiting to take off on a taxiway while the weather was unfavorable, according to an airport spokesperson.
The spokesman said another plane that flipped over had no one inside.
“There was evidence that the planes that were parked were moved by the wind,” said Judith-Ann Jarrette, Orlando airport executive director and air traffic controller. “We get regular weather reports. We all do. And we work very closely with the air traffic control tower, so if things get really bad, they’ll hold. In fact, the plane that had taxied for the departure was waiting and unfortunately this system moved so fast, it was so violent with very high gusty winds that it actually flipped the plane over.”
Firefighters said they found one person dead when they arrived at the scene, and the second person on the plane was taken to hospital on trauma alert.
The National Transportation Safety Board is about to launch its investigation.
Hangars and other airport structures were also damaged during the storms.
Note: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that the incident occurred at Orlando International Airport.