Plane crashes, kills all passengers, crew on board in Haiti
A personal airplane crash has killed all six individuals on board, together with two American missionaries, in Haiti, southwest of capital Port-au-Prince.
The New Telegraph, the airplane crashed over the weekend en route an airport in Port-au-Prince to the southern coastal metropolis of Jacmel.
The newspaper cited a press release by the National Civil Aviation Office (NCAO) and the reason for the crash was not instantly identified.
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The US-based organisation Gospel to Haiti additionally posted an announcement on its Facebook web page confirming that two of its group members, 35-year-old Trent Hostelter, and John Miller, 43, each American residents, died within the crash.
The identities of the opposite 4 passengers weren’t instantly launched by officers.
Hostelter’s spouse and three kids escaped demise after they boarded a smaller airplane, leaving him and Miller to catch the following airplane.
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“When the second plane didn’t show up, they were very concerned and soon heard that the plane had gone down somewhere near Leogane. A search team was formed and sent out and they located the plane early this morning and confirmed that all 6 people were killed,” the group’s Facebook put up mentioned.
Plane crashes, kills all passengers, crew on board in Haiti