STARKE, Fla. — The pilot of a small acrobatic plane died Saturday morning after crashing at Keystone Heights Airport in Starke, according to Bradford County Sheriff Gordon Smith.

A Bradford County Fire Rescue spokesperson told the pilot, identified by Florida Highway Patrol as a 46-year-old St. Augustine man, was practicing aerial stunts when the crash happened.

Smith said the crash occurred at the Florida International Rally & Motorsport Park (FIRM), which is connected to the airport. He further stated that the 11th annual Krawl’n For The Fallen event, an event honoring fallen police officers and K-9s, was taking place at the FIRM at the time of the crash.

As a result of the crash, BCFR said a fire broke out, which has since been extinguished.

The Bradford County Sheriff's Office aske

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