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Pilot clipped seawall at Albert Whitted Airport, officials say

Bay News 9 viewer Jeff Trent captured this image after a minor plane crash Saturday afternoon at Albert Whitted Airport in St. Petersburg. No one was injured, but authorities said the cause of the crash is under investigation.
Bay News 9 viewer Jeff Trent captured this image after a minor plane crash Saturday afternoon at Albert Whitted Airport in St. Petersburg. No one was injured, but authorities said the cause of the crash is under investigation.

A plane crashed at Albert Whitted Airport in St. Petersburg at 4:20 p.m. Saturday, authorities said.

According to first responders, the pilot of a small civilian-owned T-34 military plane miscalculated his landing Saturday afternoon — scraping the seawall at Albert Whitted with his plane.

No one was injured, but authorities said the cause of the crash is under investigation.

This story was originally published February 11, 2017 at 6:52 PM with the headline "Pilot clipped seawall at Albert Whitted Airport, officials say."

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