Two people were killed when a small plane headed to Jamaica on a hurricane relief mission crashed into a Coral Springs neighborhood pond Monday morning, scattering debris across backyards, Broward County officials said.
The crash happened at about 10:20 a.m. in the 5000 block of NW 57th Way, according to the Coral Springs Police Department .
Video from CBS Miami Chopper 4 shows the plane damaged the fence and trees in the backyard of a home, before crashing into a man-made pond.
According to a spokesperson at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, the Beechcraft King Air twin-turboprop plane took off from the airport at about 10:14 a.m. en route to Jamaica for relief efforts following Hurricane Melissa .
Crews closed Creekside Drive, from NW 66th Terrace to NW 53rd Drive, as they wor

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