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FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – It’s been weeks since a banner plane crashed into a building on Fort Lauderdale Beach but new details are still emerging.
READ MORE: Spacewalking Astronauts Tackle More Prep Work For New Solar PanelsOfficials say the pilot was on his first solo banner flight when he crashed into the 19-story condominium.
In the preliminary report issued by the National Transportation Safety Board, it said the pilot was scheduled to fly two hours with a company banner from North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines.
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That’s when the plane crashed.
The pilot was killed in the wreck.
MORE NEWS: MDC North Campus Site Administered Nearly 3,000 COVID VaccinationsA second report may include the cause for the fatal flight but that’s not expected to be released for 12-to-24 months.