Pilot killed in plane crash that caused power outage for parts of Orange Park

ORANGE PARK, Fla. — Action News Jax is working to learn the name of the pilot killed in a plane crash in Clay County.

The Florida Highway Patrol said the crash happened Thursday night on County Road 218 in Lake Asbury near an elementary school.

FHP said a single engine plane struck some power lines and crashed.

FHP said only one person was on the plane that took off from Haller Airpark, just 15 miles away.

FHP news conference on plane crash:

Florida Highway Patrol update on a deadly plane crash in Orange Park | https://bit.ly/2Wu2Sbp
Florida Highway Patrol update on a deadly plane crash in Orange Park | https://bit.ly/2Wu2Sbp
Posted by Action News Jax on Thursday, October 31, 2019

#BREAKING: @FHPJacksonville confirms a person has died in Clay County plane crash. @ActionNewsJax @WOKVNews https://t.co/tuw05H7Sow
— Ryan Nelson (@RyanANJax) November 1, 2019

Clay Electric said that a plane crash has caused a power outage for parts of Orange Park.

#UPDATE: About 6,000 customers in the area of Orange Park lost power after plane took out electrical equipment. Power has been restored, per Clay Electric. https://t.co/4cEB30qIBv
— Ryan Nelson (@RyanANJax) November 1, 2019

#MORE: @FHPJacksonville primary investigators. Arrived on scene minutes ago. @ActionNewsJax @WOKVNews https://t.co/5NFSxUVQhe
— Ryan Nelson (@RyanANJax) November 1, 2019

Fire Rescue says that the aircraft hit a transmission line and caught fire which caused the outage.

According to Fire Rescue 6,000 customers lost power temporarily, but their power has been restored.

2ND UPDATE: Power has been restored to members. UPDATE: An airplane that crashed into electrical equipment this...
Posted by Clay Electric Co-op on Thursday, October 31, 2019

#ClayCoFireRescue is working a small aircraft crash approximately 1 mile into the woods off CR 218, between Green Cove...
Posted by Clay County Fire Rescue on Thursday, October 31, 2019