3 Killed in Small Plane Crash in Florida
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Federal Aviation Administration says three people were killed when their twin-engine plane crashed near the Gainesville airport.
FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen says the crash occurred about 2:45 a.m. Friday when the plane was cleared for an instrument landing at the airport and visibility was limited.
The wreckage of the plane was found short of the runway at about 7:40 a.m.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The aircraft was a Parntenavia P.38 and was registered to Robert Valle of St. Croix.
A man who answered the phone at Air Key West, a charter company whose Web site lists Valle as director of operations, declined to comment Friday.
The National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA will investigate the crash.
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