All four people aboard two small planes that collided midair Tuesday were killed, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office in Florida said
. The crash happened over Lake Hartridge in Winter Haven, about 45 miles southwest of Orlando. A Piper J-3 Cub seaplane operated by Jack Brown’s Seaplane Base in Winter Haven and a Cherokee Piper 161 fixed wing plane operated by Sunrise Aviation in Ormond Beach on behalf of Polk State College were involved in the crash, authorities said.
• Randall Elbert Crawford, 67, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, was aboard the Piper J-3 Cub. Deputies are working to confirm the identity of the fourth person, who was aboard the Piper J-3 Cub. “My heart goes out to the families and friends of those who were killed in today’s crash,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said.
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