‘Plume of smoke’: 3 dead, 1 injured after plane crashes onto roadway in Boca Raton
Updated: 1:25 PM EDT Apr 11, 2025
BREAKING NEWS. WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW BREAKING NEWS IN BOCA RATON. THREE PEOPLE ARE DEAD AFTER A PLANE CRASH NEAR BOCA’S AIRPORT. ONE PERSON ON THE GROUND WAS HURT. THIS ALL HAPPENING ON NORTH MILITARY TRAIL. GOOD AFTERNOON. I’M JADE JARVIS. OUR RACHEL PERRY IS AT THE SCENE RIGHT NOW WITH THE LATEST DETAILS. RACHEL, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US? WELL, JADE, WE JUST HEARD FROM THE ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF FOR THE BOCA RATON FIRE RESCUE WHO CONFIRMED, LIKE YOU SAID, THREE PEOPLE DIED IN THAT PLANE AND ONE PERSON WAS INJURED ON THE GROUND HERE IN THEIR CAR. I’LL TAKE A STEP OUT OF YOUR WAY. WE CAN STILL SEE. THIS IS STILL A VERY ACTIVE SCENE. NOW, OFFICIALS SAY THE CALL CAME IN AT 1012 THIS MORNING FOR A PLANE IN TROUBLE. THAT PLANE WAS LEAVING BOCA RATON AIRPORT. THE ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF SAYING THE PLANE WAS HAVING SOME SORT OF MECHANICAL ISSUES. THE PLANE WENT DOWN HERE ON NORTH MILITARY TRAIL, KILLING THREE PEOPLE ON BOARD. ONE PERSON HAS NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES AFTER OFFICIALS SAY THEY DROVE THROUGH A FIREBALL AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. AGAIN, WE KNOW THREE PEOPLE DIED AND ONE PERSON IS INJURED. THIS IS STILL AN EXTREMELY ACTIVE INVESTIGATION, SO WE’LL KEEP YOU UPDATED AS WE LEARN MORE. FOR NOW, LIVE IN BOCA RATON RACHEL PERRY, WPBF 25 NEWS OF THAT SMALL PLANE SCENE. HERE, UP LOW. WELL, WE WHILE WE’VE GOTTEN HERE, WE’VE HEARD MULTIPLE WITNESSES TALK TO US SINCE THIS CRASH HAPPENED, AND WE HAVE ALL HEARD THE SAME EXACT THING THAT THEY ALL SAW. THIS PLANE WAS FLYING VERY LOW. THIS IS A VERY HEAVILY OFFICE AREA, AND SOME PEOPLE IN OFFICE BUILDINGS ARE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER UP. SAY THEY WERE FLYING ALMOST EYE LEVEL WITH THE COCKPIT COCKPIT. THAT’S HOW LOW THIS PLANE WAS FLYING. THEY DIDN’T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WAS GOING ON. THEY DIDN’T KNOW THAT THE PLANE WAS IN DANGER. AND THEN A FEW MOMENTS LATER, THAT’S WHEN THEY HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION AND MULTIPLE PEOPLE WE TALKED TO WALKED OUTSIDE, AND THEY SAW A LARGE FIREBALL. THEY SAW ALL THE DEBRIS ON THE GROUND HERE ON MILITARY TRAIL, AND ALL OF THEM FELT THIS, SOME FROM AT LEAST A BLOCK AWAY. THEY FELT A HUGE VIBRATION HERE. AND THERE’S JUST A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE IN SHOCK AS WELL. WE ACTUALLY TALKED TO ONE MAN WHO TELLS US THAT HE SAW THIS PLANE FLY AROUND, AND HE HEARD THAT EXPLOSION. HERE’S WHAT HE HAD TO SAY. I DON’T THINK ANYBODY, YOU KNOW, IS, YOU KNOW, EVER THINKS THAT THEY’RE GOING TO SEE SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND IN LIFE. AND IF I WOULDN’T HAVE SAW THAT, I PROBABLY WOULDN’T DRIVE OVER HERE. I DON’T THINK THAT IT’S, YOU KNOW, IN PRAYERS TO ANYONE, THE FAMILIES, ANYONE THAT WAS AFFECTED BY IT. BUT I WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, FROM SEEING THAT I WAS CURIOUS, LIKE WHAT? YOU KNOW, WHAT HAD HAPPENED WHEN I WAS COMING OVER HERE. YOU KNOW, I WAS CURIOUS TO FIND OUT, LIKE, IF IT WAS LIKE, MECHANICAL FAILURE. I DIDN’T SEE ANY SMOKE FROM THE PLANE OR ANYTHING. STILL A LOT OF CONFUSION OUT HERE FOR A LOT OF THE WITNESSES. WE SAW MANY PEOPLE WALKING OUTSIDE OF THEIR OFFICE BUILDINGS. IT SEEMS LIKE SOME OF THEM HAVE FINALLY MOVED BACK INSIDE, BUT THERE’S STILL A LOT OF ROAD CLOSURES AROUND THIS AREA FOR% PEOPLE WHO NEED TO GET TO WORK. WE KNOW MILITARY TRAIL IS CLOSED UP NEAR — ROAD. THAT’S CLOSED AS WELL, AND JUST TRAFFIC IS BEING DIRECTED ALL OVER THIS AREA, SO THERE’S STILL A BIT OF CONFUSION, BUT A LOT OF SHOCK FOR THE WITNESSES HERE IN THIS AREA. FOR NOW, WE’RE LIVE IN BOCA RATON. CALEB CALIFANO, WPBF 25 NEWS. AL
‘Plume of smoke’: 3 dead, 1 injured after plane crashes onto roadway in Boca Raton
Updated: 1:25 PM EDT Apr 11, 2025
Authorities are investigating after a deadly plane crash involving a Cessna 310 aircraft Friday morning in Boca Raton.Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25It happened around 10:20 a.m. in the 1900 block of Military Trail. Fire Rescue officials confirmed three people are dead and one person on the ground was injured. The plane experienced mechanical issues. Several roads are closed in the area near Interstate 95 and the Boca Raton Airport.According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the plane was headed to Tallahassee International Airport. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are handling the investigation. There is no further information at this time. This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available.Video shows aftermath of plane crash in Boca Raton Top Headlines:Uber passenger arrested after video shows heated altercationGet the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
BOCA RATON, Fla. —Authorities are investigating after a deadly plane crash involving a Cessna 310 aircraft Friday morning in Boca Raton.
Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25
It happened around 10:20 a.m. in the 1900 block of Military Trail.
Fire Rescue officials confirmed three people are dead and one person on the ground was injured. The plane experienced mechanical issues.
Several roads are closed in the area near Interstate 95 and the Boca Raton Airport.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the plane was headed to Tallahassee International Airport.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are handling the investigation.
There is no further information at this time.
This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available.
Video shows aftermath of plane crash in Boca Raton
Top Headlines:
Uber passenger arrested after video shows heated altercation
Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
