- April 24, 2024
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UPDATED at 12:45 a.m. Wednesday
The two aboard the Aeroprakt A22 have been identified as pilot Allan Burrows, 59, and passenger Kathrine Burrows, 51, both of Port Orange.
According to a report released by the Florida Highway Patrol, Allan Burrows stated that the plane's floats did not respond correctly to contact with the lake upon landing.
When Burrows tried to increase the throttle in an attempt to take off, the left float began to submerge, forcing the plane to "violently yaw in a counter-clockwise motion."
The Burrows have a combined 32 years of flight experience, the report states.
Authorities remained on scene as of 12:51 a.m. Officials from the Department of Environmental Protection were scheduled to arrive on scene Wednesday.
ORIGINAL STORY
A seaplane crashed into Lake Disston in the southwest portion of Flagler County around 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, according to authorities.
Currently, the plane is upside down in the water and may be leaking fuel, said Lt. Bob Weber, public information officer for the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
The plane’s two occupants, one male and one female, swam to the shoreline wearing flotation devices.
There were no injuries, Weber confirmed.
The two occupants estimated they were in the water for about an hour. Flagler County authorities, FireFlight and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, as well as Volusia County Sheriff’s Office deputies, responded to the scene.
The Florida Highway Patrol has been notified and will take over the investigation, Weber said.
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has been notified.
More information will be released as it becomes available.
