Plane crashes near stadium

Gator fans gather around police tape to watch the scene of a small plane crash on Flavet Field on the campus of the University of Florida on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 in Gainesville, Fla. Two people are hospitalized after a small plane towing a banner crashed near tailgaters gathered for the Florida football game against Arkansas. (AP Photo/The Gainesville Sun, Matt Stamey)

Gator fans gather around police tape to watch the scene of a small plane crash on Flavet Field on the campus of the University of Florida on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 in Gainesville, Fla. Two people are hospitalized after a small plane towing a banner crashed near tailgaters gathered for the Florida football game against Arkansas. (AP Photo/The Gainesville Sun, Matt Stamey)

By Bob Holt

Sunday, October 6, 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - A two-seat plane towing an advertising banner for an insurance company and flying over Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Saturday had to make a crash-landing on the Florida campus.

The crash happened in a tail-gating area, but no people on the ground were injured according to a Gainesville Sun report.

Both people in the plane were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, University of Florida Police Chief Linda Stump told the Sun.

Stump said the plane’s propeller stopped and the pilot jettisoned the banner and tried to make an emergency landing. The plane rolled on the ground and bounced into a tree-filled area.

Sports, Pages 32 on 10/06/2013