The young man who flew the Cessna plane that crashed on friday afternoon with three people on board at the North Perry airport in Pembroke Pines, was identified as Felipe Becerra Cardenas and was of Mexican origin.
His family is requesting a humanitarian visa to be able to travel to Florida to say goodbye to his mortal remains, he explained. Telemundo 51.
Becerra Cárdenas was a commercial pilot who had been certified as a flight instructor a few years ago.
The identity of one of the two fatal victims of the plane crash was confirmed by the owner of the company, called Icarus learn2fly.
On social networks, the brother of the young brother and other relatives have written messages in his memory and They refer to the struggle that Felipe had waged to become an instructor and to be able to fly unaccompanied, because he could only see out of one eye.
Becerra had published a video on social networks where you can see how, in keeping with the tradition of pilots when they fly alone for the first time, he received a bath of buckets of water.
The National Transportation Safety Board said they are going to thoroughly investigate the qualifications, medical exams and experience of the deceased pilot.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the Cessna crashed after veering off the runway. A witness said he heard the engine rev up and seconds later heard a loud bang. Fire Rescue personnel reported that they had controlled a small fuel leak.
The operation of the Cessna-type single-engine plane that crashed will also be verified, as well as the weather conditions at the time of the accident.
A student in the front seat also died, while the third occupant of the small plane in the back is recovering at Memorial Regional Hospital in Broward.
The Cessna 172P is registered to the Aeroflyin Corp, in Pembroke Pines.
