One Dead in Small Plane Crash Near Sarasota/Bradenton Airport

One person was killed and another seriously injured Saturday afternoon when their amphibian aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff at Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport, officials say. The Seawind 3000 aircraft, a composite, single-engine, four-seat amphibian, went down on New College of Florida property near the R.V. Heiser Natural Science Complex, said Fredrick (Rick) J. Piccolo, president and CEO of the airport.