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Three people killed in a plane crash early Friday morning at the eastern edge of the Gainesville Regional Airport have been identified as Key West residents, one of whom was on his way to Shands at the University of Florida for a transplant.
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Gainesville, FL Plane Crash

The pilot was former Navy flier Andrew Ricciuti, 43, who has been flying planes for the past 20 years, Gainesville police spokeswoman Officer Summer Hallett said. He worked for Key West Aviation and was qualified to pilot aircraft up to and including Learjets.

The passengers were identified as Gordon Bennett Taylor, 51, and his wife, Barbara Taylor, 52. The Taylors had a daughter who is a student at the University of Florida, according to UF officials.

Gainesville Regional Airport is minutes away from the University of Florida and provides a close, convenient and competitively priced “gateway” to the Heart of Florida.

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Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) serves North Central Florida and the Heart of Florida through all facets of aviation: commercial aviation, general aviation, military, and air cargo.

Gainesville Regional Airport is minutes away from the University of Florida and provides a close, convenient and competitively priced “gateway” to the Heart of Florida.

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