Plane Headed to Jamaica With Hurricane Supplies Crashes in Florida, Killing 2

The plane struck palm trees and a fence before plunging into the water near 5000 NW 57th Way.

Published: 11/10/2025, 7:53:20 PM EST

Plane Headed to Jamaica With Hurricane Supplies Crashes in Florida, Killing 2 — Emergency personnel from Coral Springs and Coconut Creek are on scene where a plane crashed in the Windsor Bay community in Coral Springs, Fla., on Nov. 10, 2025. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

A small airplane loaded with supplies meant to help hurricane victims crashed into a residential pond in southern Florida shortly after takeoff on Monday morning. There are two confirmed deaths.

The Beechcraft King Air was headed to Jamaica to deliver hurricane relief aid when it went down around 10:14 a.m. in the city of Coral Springs, according to a Fort Lauderdale city spokesperson. The plane struck palm trees and a fence before plunging into the water near 5000 NW 57th Way. Emergency responders arrived within five minutes, at 10:19 a.m., according to a City of Coral Springs update.

Video captured by WarFront Witness, a digital news outlet, shows the moment the plane hit the pond, with water and dirt exploding upward on impact.

Deputy Chief Mike Moser of the Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department explained what rescuers saw when they arrived at the scene.

"There was no actual plane to be seen," Moser said. "They followed the debris trail to the water. We had divers that entered the water and tried to search for any victims and didn't find any."

But luckily for residents nearby, the neighborhood escaped serious damage.

According to the City of Coral Springs, "no homes sustained major damage." However, rescuers did find plane debris scattered around a retention pond in the area. Officials closed Creekside Drive from NW 66th Terrace to NW 53rd Drive to keep the area clear for emergency crews working at the scene.

The crash is now under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). In a post on X, the NTSB confirmed it is "investigating Monday's crash of a Beech B100 airplane in Coral Springs, Florida." The Federal Aviation Administration was also notified about the incident.

Records from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) show the plane belongs to International Air Services, a company that helps non-U.S. citizens register aircraft with the FAA. Records with the FAA show the plane was manufactured in 1976, and information from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association shows that King Air Models can seat between seven and 12 people.

A spokesperson for International Air Services did not immediately respond to a request for comment from NTD.

Information from FlightAware, a flight tracking website, shows that the plane made four trips to Jamaica in the past week while travelling between Georgetown in the Cayman Islands and Montego Bay and Negril in Jamaica, before making its way to Fort Lauderdale on Friday.

Jamaica was hit hard by Hurricane Melissa just two weeks earlier. The storm made landfall on Oct. 28 as a powerful Category 5 hurricane—tied for the strongest hurricane to ever make landfall in the Atlantic.

The damage in Jamaica was staggering. Local officials said Melissa tore roofs off roughly 120,000 buildings, affecting around 90,000 families, especially in the western part of the island. More than a week after the hurricane hit, over 2,000 people were still living in emergency shelters.

Police are asking anyone in the area who finds plane debris to call the Coral Springs Police Department at 954-344-1800.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.