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PALM COAST, FL -- Authorities say at least three people are dead after a small plane crashed into a house while trying to land at a central Florida airport.

The Florida Highway Patrol confirmed the deaths Friday afternoon.

The Federal Aviation Administration says the pilot reported mechanical problems shortly after 2 p.m. Friday. The Beechcraft BE35, which had three people onboard, had been heading to Downtown Island Airport in Knoxville, Tenn., but diverted to the Flagler County Airport. FAA officials didn't immediately know where the plane took off.

The Flagler County Sheriff's Office reports that the plane hit a Palm Coast home just east of the airport a few minutes after the pilot's call. The house caught fire and the home's owner was taken to a nearby hospital in stable condition.

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no time to parachute .... ?

[Enron]

A lot of old people with planes retire in Florida. I'm surprised this doesn't happen more often.

[xendrome]

Enron, on 04 January 2013 - 23:38, said:

A lot of old people with planes retire in Florida. I'm surprised this doesn't happen more often.

I'd say most of the air travel here is tourists not retired people however.

[COKid]

Enron, on 04 January 2013 - 23:38, said:

A lot of old people with planes retire in Florida. I'm surprised this doesn't happen more often.

Where in the article does it state that the people on the plane were old?

[Enron]

COKid, on 04 January 2013 - 23:43, said:

Where in the article does it state that the people on the plane were old?

I have access to news resources you don't.

[Rohdekill]

Another lost drug run.

[Hum]

^ Damned old hippies