ONE person has died and another is badly injured after severe weather flipped two planes at the Orlando Executive Airport.
Harrowing photos show the planes upside down after the wild weather caused them to overturn on Thursday.
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Two people were onboard one of the twin-engine planes that was overturned while the other aircraft was vacant, fire officials said.
Both planes ended up on their roofs after strong wind gusts in Florida at the time of the emergency.
HORROR SCENE
Fire crews rushed to the airport at around 5pm after hearing reports that two aircraft had crashed.
A twin-engine Diamond DA42 Twin Star flipped over while taxiing for departure, the FAA told The U.S. Sun.
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The two people onboard were reportedly "holding for takeoff" because of the bad weather in the area.
Another vacant plane was overturned due to the severe weather, said director of public affairs at Greater Orlando Aviation Authority Carolyn Fennell.
One passenger in the twin-engine plane was declared dead upon arrival, fire officials confirmed to The U.S. Sun.
The other was transported to the trauma department at a local hospital. Their condition is unclear at this time.
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WILD WEATHER
Video shared by FOX 35 shows the planes completely upside down with multiple first responders on the scene.
A meteorologist with News 6 said that the airport recorded 62mph wind gusts during the storm on Thursday.
Some planes were reportedly pushed together on the ground by the intense winds.
Witnesses at the scene said the plane flipped onto the side of a hangar, causing even more damage.
INVESTIGATION LAUNCHED
Operations were paused after the event but have since resumed, Fennell said.
The National Transportation Safety Board, FAA, and the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority are working to investigate the event.
The NTSB will determine the official cause of the incident and provide further updates, the FAA said.
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Neither of those involved in the crash have been publicly identified.
"Our thoughts are with the families of those involved in this incident," the Orlando Executive Airport said.
