WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A seaplane that crashed into the water Friday afternoon in downtown Miami took off from Palm Beach International Airport.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said seven people were on the seaplane when it crashed in Biscayne Bay between PortMiami and the MacArthur Causeway.
Everyone got out of the plane safely. No injuries were reported.
Aerial video showed the single-engine plane on its side with its propeller still moving. It was later towed to nearby Watson Island.
The cause of the crash was not immediately known.
According to FlightAware, the plane departed from Palm Beach International Airport at 1:04 p.m. before it lost altitude and dropped out of radar sight.
A search of the tail number shows that the plane is registered to Willis Lease Finance Corp. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, Willis Lease Finance Corp. has a California address, but its website lists its corporate headquarters in Coconut Creek.
