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UPDATED: Spruce Creek Plane Crash Victims Identified
Date Added: May 22, 2018 10:00 pm
Laura Williams
Office of Media Relations & Public Affairs
The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victims of the plane crash that occurred Tuesday night in Spruce Creek Fly-In near Port Orange.
They are: Nandish Patel. 22, (DOB: 05/05/1996) of Titusville, deceased passenger; and pilot Chase Zinn, 23 (DOB: 01/16/1995), of Pennsylvania. He remains hospitalized with serious injuries. The plane was owned by Zinn’s family.
The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the plane crash.
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SMALL PLANE CRASHES IN SPRUCE CREEK FLY-IN; 1 VICTIM KILLED, 1 CRITICALLY INJURED
Volusia County sheriff's deputies and detectives are on scene in the Spruce Creek Fly-In gated aviation community in Port Orange where a small single-engine, private plane has crashed, killing one person and critically injuring a second.
The crash occurred tonight around 7:30 on the community's north side, in the 2500 block of Taxiway Echo. The plane, carrying two men, narrowly missed hitting a home. No injuries were reported on the ground.
One crash victim was pronounced deceased at the scene; the second was transported by ambulance to Halifax Health Medical Center where he is in critical condition. Rescue officials are trying to identify the victims and notify their families. A National Transportation Safety Board representative has already been on scene tonight and will resume the investigation Wednesday. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is also due to join the investigation.
A Volusia County sheriff's deputy will be posted at the crash scene throughout the night. This remains an active investigation.