‘Something just dropped from the sky': 911 calls from the Boca Raton plane crash

Concern chaos and disbelief can be heard in the voices of nearly two dozen people who called about what would turn out to be a deadly plane crash in Boca Raton last week According to the Federal Aviation Administration the plane a Cessna carrying three people went down around a m on April after departing from Boca Raton Airport on its way to Tallahassee International Airport Those on board -year-old Brooke Stark her father -year-old Stephen Stark and grandfather -year-old Robert Stark did not survive Boca Raton Apr family members killed in small plane crash in Boca Raton identified Boca Raton Apr Everywhere I looked there was fire' Driver who survived Boca Raton plane crash speaks Boca Raton Apr Aviation expert explains what may have caused small plane crash in Boca Raton I saw something giant explode calls from the Boca Raton plane crash The calls provided to NBC start calm a little uncertain and become increasingly frantic as people witness the plane s rare flight and ultimately the fatal crash The first came in from the Boca Raton Airport Authority We have an aircraft that s in the air as of now in distress and we were wondering if you could dispatch fire rescue the caller asks The dispatcher informs her that exigency crews are already on their way The next is a woman unsure of what she sees I know this is a really strange call but has anybody else called in about this plane flying very low she asks as the dispatcher confirms that officers and the airport are aware Yeah way too low the caller goes on Ma am they re having issues we re aware OK the dispatcher says Following those two calls onlookers confirm the worst Something just dropped from the sky and there s a big accident another woman says Yes ma am we re aware It s a plane accident Just stay away from the area the dispatcher replies This pattern continues as different dispatchers ask people reporting everything from smoke to an explosion and plane crash on Glades Road and Interstate if they were involved if they need help and then confirm that they re aware and exigency crews are on their way Oh my God we saw it go down another woman says At one point a dispatcher asks a caller are you calling about the plane crash Yes I got it on camera she screams in reply followed by No no no no I m not involved A limited calls come in from further away Oh was that a plane I saw something giant explode a man says Another reports I think that s what that was OK I m at Deerfield south of there The aftermath off the Boca Raton plane crash Boca Raton Fire Rescue Assistant Chief Michael LaSalle mentioned the three people who were on the aircraft were killed and a man who was in a bus on the ground was injured The injured man Pablo Tafur mentioned he was driving to work when the plane dropped out of the sky I saw the plane fly low and continued through and next thing I know it s on top right in front of me and exploded impacted right in front of my car and it crashed I tried to steer out of the way but it was pretty much unavoidable Tafur revealed Got out of the car that was on fire through the flames and made it to safety Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer called it a tragic loss of life while speaking with reporters Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and all affected of the deceased he revealed The crash will be investigated by the FAA and the NTSB and the scrutiny could take months Gibson revealed