FORT LAUDERDALE — One person died Friday when a small plane crashed into a building in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, according to authorities.
Update 12:50 p.m. EST March 1: Officials with the Federal Aviation Administration said the crashed plane was a Piper PA-25 aircraft.
LIVE BREAKING NEWS: Small plane crashes into South Florida buildingLIVE BREAKING NEWS: A small plane has crashed into a building in Ft. Lauderdale. Police said the only person on board was killed. It's not clear why the plane crashed. (NO SOUND) WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR: https://at.wftv.com/2UfOqlh
Posted by WFTV Channel 9 on Friday, March 1, 2019
#FLPD Ref Plane Crash (3015 N. Ocean Blvd) Motorist avoid the area. PIO gathering information. @FAANews @FLFR411 @FTLCityNews
— Fort Lauderdale PD (@FLPD411) March 1, 2019
Preliminary information gathered by the FAA indicates the plane took off from North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines. The airport is about 20 miles southwest of the scene of Friday's crash.
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— The FAA (@FAANews) March 1, 2019
Officials said the plane appeared to be towing a banner.
Fort Lauderdale Battalion Chief Stephen Gollan told reporters on the scene of the crash that one person -- the plane's pilot -- was on-board at the time of the crash. The person was pronounced dead at the scene. His or her identity has not been released.
Authorities continue to investigate.
Update 12:35 p.m. EST March 1: Battalion Chief Stephen Gollan told reporters Friday afternoon that one person was on-board the plane when it crashed into an 18-story condominium just before noon Friday.
"Unfortunately that individual did succumb to the injuries of the incident," Gollan said in an interview with WPLG.
No other injuries were immediately reported.
Gollan said authorities with the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash.
Original report: Just after noon, police asked people to avoid the area of the crash, at 3015 N. Ocean Blvd, as they responded to the scene.
#FLPD Ref Plane Crash (3015 N. Ocean Blvd) Motorist avoid the area. PIO gathering information. @FAANews @FLFR411 @FTLCityNews
— Fort Lauderdale PD (@FLPD411) March 1, 2019
A plane appeared to have crashed into the side of a condominium building Friday before landing on the roof of the building's parking garage, WPLG reported.
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— WPLG Local 10 News (@WPLGLocal10) March 1, 2019
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