FORT PIERCE — One person received minor injuries and two others were unharmed after a twin-engine airplane crashed after take-off at the St. Lucie County International Airport Thursday afternoon, authorities said.

About 3:35 p.m., the Albatross seaplane blew its left motor just after take off and crashed in a wooded area, according to a St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office news release and Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen.

Passenger Michael Hasted, hometown not provided, received minor injuries and was listed in stable condition at Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute. Pilot Robert Swawston and passenger Larry Mclun, hometown for both not provided, were not injured, the release states.

Officials didn’t have information on the plane’s destination. FAA records show the plane is registered to Albatross Adventure Inc. trustee of Wilmington, Del.

About 30-40 gallons of fuel leaked out and by Thursday evening St. Lucie County Fire District officials were still cleaning the spill, the release states.

FAA investigators are expected to be on the scene Friday morning to investigate a cause of the accident.

The airport is about 1.5 miles west of U.S. 1 at 3000 Curtis King Blvd.

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