The pilot of the 2014 BRM Aero Bristell was identified as Gary Alan Mansell, 64, of Plant City.

LAKELAND — A student pilot died Saturday morning after his plane crashed on his third touch-and-go landing at Lakeland Linder International Airport.

According to Lakeland Police reports, Gary Alan Mansell, 64, of 3316 Ranchdale Drive, Plant City, was doing touch-and-go landings at the airport at 10:12 a.m. when his plane took a hard left and crashed into the ground, bursting into flames.

The crash occurred in a grass area in front of the Sun n' Fun Expo Campus, at 4175 Medulla Road. Mansell was flying a 2014 BRM Aero Bristell Light-Sport plane.

The Lakeland Fire Department Aircraft Rescue Firefighting vehicle arrived within minutes and extinguished the fire, said Gary Gross, spokesman for LPD.

Mansell was deceased at the scene, said Gross. The Medical Examiner's office will conduct an autopsy to confirm cause of death and rule out a medical emergency.

The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the cause of the crash.

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