A stunt plane crashed near the Keystone Airport in Florida on Saturday morning sparking a fire , Bradford County Sheriff Gordon Smith said in a post on Facebook.

The pilot was pronounced dead at the scene, local news outlet WCJB reported.

Firefighters have already extinguished the fire, and the scene has been secured for investigators, according to Smith.

Newsweek reached out to the Bradford County Sheriff, the National Transportation Safety Board ( NTSB ) and the Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA ) by email for more information Saturday.

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A stunt plane is an aircraft designed for extreme maneuvers and aerobatic stunts by being lightweight and agile. These types of aircraft are built to withstand high gravitational forces, rapid changes in speed and direct

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