GADSDEN COUNTY, Fla. (WTXL) — Florida Highway Patrol spent Sunday afternoon leading investigators through rough terrain to a small engine air plane that has left one person dead.
Found about half a mile from the crash site was a piece of the plane that landed in a homeowners back yard not too far from the crash site.
According to the National Transportation Security Board, the plane that crashed was a Vans RV-4.
According to the manufacturer's website of the small aircraft, the almost $23,000 plane can hold two people and can be built as a build-your-own plane.
The call of the plane crash came into the Gadsden County Sheriff's office around 1:30 Sunday afternoon.
According to the NTSB's website, determining the causes of crashes can take anywhere from 12-18 months.
A NTSB agent said they'll be holding a briefing sometime Monday.
