WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. — Firefighters say one person has died following a small plane crash in a backyard of a Wesley Chapel home. Authorities say the plane was a single-engine Beechcraft.
Pasco County Fire Rescue crews and sheriff's office deputies responded to the crash around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 12. The crash happened at a house off State Road 54 and Grand Oaks Boulevard in Wesley Chapel.
When authorities arrived, they found a "fully enclosed plane" down in the backyard. There was a fire when the plane crashed, authorities said.
FAA investigators are reportedly headed to the scene now.
This is a developing story.
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