ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A plane carrying four people ran off the runway into a ditch at Orlando Executive Airport after losing power Monday morning, according to the Orlando Fire Department.
Aerial video shows the aircraft down an embankment, which emergency dispatch logs show happened around 8 a.m.
Firefighters said none of the four people on board the Cessna 340 were injured.
The plane was headed down a runway at the airport when it lost power and didn't reach airspeed, running into the ditch, according to Greater Orlando Aviation Authority officials.
According to FlightAware.com, the flight was scheduled to take off at 8 a.m. heading for Winston-Salem, NC.
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FAA records show the plane is owned by Little Dreams Aviation, LLC, which is based in Michigan.
Runway 7 at the airport is closed while crews finishing clearing the plane out of the area, GOAA officials said.
FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said the agency is investigating the crash.
HazMat crews quickly contained a minor fuel leak preventing run off into the water, after this aircraft lost power and veered off the runway before take off. No injuries. Four passengers on board. pic.twitter.com/VqJFvlRQV8
— Orlando Fire Dept (@OrlandoFireDept) June 25, 2018
This is my view on the ground at the Orlando Executive Airport. Calling multiple agencies to learn how a plane ended up in a ditch. pic.twitter.com/MVQlqIkFqd
— Ty Russell (@TRussellCBS4) June 25, 2018
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