COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A new report details how two Columbus passengers and a stewardess got out of a private plane after it crashed on a Florida highway, resulting in the deaths of the two pilots.
The Collier County Sheriff's Office incident report on the Feb. 9 plane crash gives an account from a responding law enforcement official. The plane crashed at about 3:15 p.m. near Naples and collided with a car on Interstate 75. Before that, it took off from Ohio State University Airport at 1:02 p.m.
The flight stewardess, 23-year-old Sydney Ann Bosmans, of Jupiter, Fla., told a deputy that the pilots warned of a dual engine failure before telling the passengers to brace for impact. After the crash, Bosmans was able to open the rear door to exit the plane with the two Columbus passengers, 35-year-old Aaron Baker and 23-year-old Audra Green, before the plane exploded.
The two pilots, 50-year-old Edward Murphy from Oakland Park, Fla., and Ian Hofmann, a 65-year-old from Pompano Beach, Fla., both died in the crash. Bosmans had minor injuries to her hand and face before she, Baker, and Green, were taken to the hospital for treatment, per the incident report.
AirNav RadarBox flight tracking shows the path the jet took before the crash. As it approached Naples Airport flying east, the pilot veered slightly north before curving back south over Interstate 75. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident and is expected to release a preliminary report.
