VIDEO: PLANE CRASHES IN MERRITT ISLAND, 2 DEAD
By Space Coast Daily // June 10, 2014
Plane Crashed in Hampton Homes Subdivision on Paula Ave
ABOVE VIDEO: Brevard County Sheriff Lt. Alex Herrera briefs reporters on the small plane crash on Merritt Island on Paula Avenue near Sykes Creek.
BREVARD COUNTY • MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA – A single engine light aircraft crashed in Merritt Island about 8:30 p.m. Monday night. (SEE MAP BELOW)
The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victims in last night’s plane crash.
Merritt Island residents Jon Brian Kish, 47, and Kenneth Allen Marks, 64, were the occupants of the Liberty XL-2, single engine plane.
Kish was the president of the Merritt Island Flying Club, located at the Merritt Island Airport.
According to the club’s website, the club was started to promote aircraft ownership, currency and give aviators the chance to fly different aircraft while staying current.
The club has a Piper Aztec in addition to the Liberty XL2 that crashed.
According to BCSO Major Tod Goodyear, the plane took off from the Merritt Island Airport yesterday evening for a test flight as Marks was interested in purchasing the plane from Kish.
The cause of the crash is not known at this time and is being investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.
The Liberty XL-2 aircraft went down in a residential area of Merritt Island in the 500 block of Paula Avenue, near Margaret Street.
No one was hurt on the ground and the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.
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ABOVE MAP: The Liberty XL-2 aircraft went down in a residential area of Merritt Island in the 500 block of Paula Avenue, near Margaret Street.
BREVARD COUNTY • MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA – A single engine light aircraft crashed in Merritt Island about 8:30 p.m. Monday night and units of Brevard County Fire Rescue are on scene.
According to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, two people died in the crash that went down in a residential area of Merritt Island in the 500 block of Paula Avenue, near Margaret Street.
No one was hurt on the ground and the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.
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