Plane was part of the remote Jets RC Air Show in 1985 in Polk County . Crash occurred this morning at Linder Regional Airport 's Paradise Field . The man crashed his yard - long plane and some of its fuel hit him . He returned to Lakeland Regional Hospital with non - life threatening injuries . No . 5 % of remote control plane crashes reported to be pilot error .
Plane was part of the Florida Jets RC Air Show in Lakeland in Polk County . Crash occurred this morning at Linder Regional Airport 's Paradise Field . The man crashed his yard-long plane and some of its fuel burned him . He went to Lakeland Regional Hospital with non-life threatening injuries . No . 1 cause of remote control plane crashes reported to be pilot error .