Pilot found dead after plane crashes in the Everglades
By Elizabeth Koh
ekoh@miamiherald.com
A pilot was killed after his Cessna 152 single-engine plane crashed deep in the Everglades Wednesday night, authorities said.
The tail number of the plane showed that the aircraft is registered to Air Christian Inc., which is linked to Dean International Flight School at Miami Executive Airport, records show.
A Miami-Dade Fire Rescue air unit first spotted the plane wreckage around 10:20 p.m. with a body alongside the debris, police spokesman Argemis Colome said. Fire Rescue then alerted Miami-Dade police, but because of the conditions authorities decided to wait till morning to go out to the scene, he said.
The crash is “so far into the Everglades that they might have to take airboats,” said Colome. The Federal Aviation Administration said the crash happened about seven miles west of Homestead. The pilot was the only person on the plane.
The plane that crashed had been housed at Miami Executive Airport, Colome added, though he said officers were still investigating when the plane had taken off. The pilot’s identity was not released.
FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said the agency is investigating the crash, and the National Transportation Safety Board is determining what caused the aircraft to go down.
The plane's owner is listed as Air Christian, Inc out of Miami, Florida.
Ian Robert Dean is one of the major owner's. He has been associated with twenty-five companies, according to public records. The companies were formed over a twenty-one year period with the most recent being incorporated one year ago in September of 2015
N49453 Aircraft Registration
| Date: | 05-JUL-2017 |
| Time: | Night |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Christian Inc |
| Registration: | N49453 |
| C/n / msn: | 15281280 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Miami Homestead General Aviation Airport (X51), Homestead, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Miami Exec (KTMB) |
The plane crashed under unknown circumstances. The pilot died in the crash.
The wreckage of the plane, subject of an ALNOT, was found on Thursday morning 6 July 2017.
Sources:
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article159867284.html#storylink=latest_side
http://cbs12.com/news/local/pilot-killed-in-plane-crash-in-the-everglades
http://www.asias.faa.gov/pls/apex/f?p=100:95:14367523714132::NO::P95_EVENT_LCL_DATE,P95_LOC_CITY_NAME,P95_REGIST_NBR:06-JUL-17,HOMESTEAD,N49453
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=49453
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/001102517.html
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| Date: | 05-JUL-2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Homestead -
United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
Narrative:
The plane crashed under unknown circumstances. The pilot died in the crash.
The wreckage of the plane was found on Thursday morning 6 July 2017.
Sources:
www.miamiherald.com