Police: 86-year-old among 3 dead after small plane crashes into Florida mobile home park

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Officials have identified the three people who died after a small plane crashed into a Clearwater mobile home park on Thursday.

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The Clearwater Police Department said the three victims were 86-year-old Martha Perry of Clearwater, 54-year-old Mary Ellen Pender from Treasure Island, and 54-year-old Jemin Patel of Melbourne Beach, who was the pilot.

Police said Perry lived at Pagoda Drive, and Pender was visiting the mobile home.

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Investigators said the pilot of a single-engine plane radioed “mayday” to the Clearwater-Saint Pete airport around 7 p.m. to report an engine failure.

Officials said four mobile homes caught fire, but three of them were evacuated.

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Chief Ehlers updates the media and confirms there are multiple fatalities from the plane crash this evening. pic.twitter.com/ujxzx7Io9g
— Clearwater Fire & Rescue Department (@clearwaterfire) February 2, 2024