Pilot strikes parked plane at Orlando Executive Airport

Parked plane was unoccupied, FAA says

Video shows two planes that collided into each other at Orlando Executive Airport. (Copyright 2023 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Federal Aviation Administration is looking into a crash between two planes — but only one pilot — at Orlando Executive Airport.

The crash occurred around 7:45 a.m. Thursday and involved a single-engine Cessna 172 and a parked, unoccupied single-engine Cessna 210, the FAA said in a preliminary statement.

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Only the pilot was on board the first aircraft, according to the statement. Views from the sky show the tied-down plane’s wing mangled.

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The FAA said it would investigate the crash, according to its statement.

No other information was immediately shared.


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