Florida : Pilot says he never saw victims on the ground . A 9-year - old girl and her father were struck by a plane flying along a Florida beach . The small plane was making an emergency landing when it hit them . I am very happy and ca n't wait to see what the next 100 have in store for us , '' Irizarry wrote . The girl 's father died at the scene , she died at the hospital .
Florida : Pilot says he never saw victims on the ground . A 9-year - old girl and her father were struck by a plane flying along a Florida beach . The small plane was making an emergency landing when it hit them . The girl 's father died at the scene , she died at the hospital .