Monday, February 25th, 2013 — A 47-year old man is recovering this morning, after his single engine plane crashed into the bay. Authorities say the crash happened shortly after two this morning. When crews from Clearwater Fire Rescue, the Pinellas County Sheriffs Office and the U.S. Coast Guard arrived on scene, they found the plane floating on the west side of the Bayside bridge, not far from the St. Pete Clearwater International Airport.