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WATCH: Plane goes down during Cocoa Beach Air Show, lands in ocean

By FOX 35 News Staff
Updated  April 18, 2021 5:28pm EDT
Cocoa Beach
FOX 35 Orlando

Beachgoers stunned as plane plunges into water

A plane that was part of the Cocoa Beach Air Show went down on Saturday and landed in the ocean, officials told FOX 35 News.

COCOA BEACH, Fla. - A plane that was part of the Cocoa Beach Air Show went down on Saturday and landed in the ocean, officials told FOX 35 News.

Chris Dirato, who's with the air show, said no one was injured. 

Plane made emergency landing near Cocoa Beach Air Show

A pilot had to make an emergency landing in the water near the Cocoa Beach Air Show on Saturday. Fortunately, the pilot was not injured.

WATCH: Plane goes down in ocean during Cocoa Beach Air Show

A plane that was part of the Cocoa Beach Air Show went down on Saturday and landed in the ocean, officials told FOX 35 News.

The plane went down in the water about 15 feet offshore, off the coast near Patrick Air Force Base, according to Dirato. It was a TBM Avenger that was part of the Warbirds multi-plane demonstration team.

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The cause was from an apparent mechanical issue, Dirato told FOX 35 News.

Brett Nyquist was at the show and posted videos showing the plane landing in the water. 

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"That is a plane crash. Right in the middle of a crowd of surfers!"

Someone on the beach is heard yelling to call 911.

Beachgoer Nickolas Hawley also captured video of the emergency landing just as the plane flew over the water before splashing down.

Beachgoer captures video of plane making emergency landing

Beachgoer Nickolas Hawley got video of a pilot making an emergency landing during the Cocoa Beach Air Show.

Watch FOX 35 News for the latest updates on this story.