OCALA, Fla. — One person died and another person was injured Saturday morning when a small plane crashed at the Ocala International Airport, Ocala Fire Rescue said.
The crash happened at the city-owned airport shortly before 9 a.m., said OFR spokeswoman Ashley Lopez.
Photos: Fatal plane crash at Ocala airport
"Preliminary information suggests the plane departed from the Ocala International Airport and encountered problems and the aircraft was turned around," Lopez said.
The person who survived the crash has minor injuries, and was brought to Ocala Regional Medical Center for treatment, Lopez said.
Neither person in the plane was publicly identified.
The runway adjacent to the crash scene was closed.
The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration were notified.
No other information was released.
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