Plane crashes in St. Johns County, killing 2, FHP says
Two people are dead after a plane crash in St. Johns County on Monday, Florida Highway Patrol confirmed.
They were both passengers on the plane.
An FHP report states the plane crashed in a wooded area south of County Road 312 and US-1.
The plane had left from Northeast Florida Regional Airport but had turned back due to "unknown issues" at the time of the crash, according to the report.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) told First Coast News that the aircraft involved in the crash was a Mooney M20.
SJSO is on the scene along with members of the Florida Highway Patrol, Florida Fish and Wildlife and other responding agencies due to the "severity of the crash," a report states.
The crash is currently under investigation by the NTSB and the Federal Aviation Administration.
This is breaking news and this First Coast News story will be updated as details emerge.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Plane crash in St. Johns County kills 2
