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Seven die in plane crash at Panama airport
A U.S.-registered small jet crashed into an airport hangar during takeoff Friday and burst into flames, killing seven people, officials said.
The dead included all six people aboard the aircraft and a Panamanian man on the ground. The U.S. Embassy said it was trying to confirm reports that four Americans and two Italians were aboard the plane. The plane, which was ferrying a patient from Ecuador to Washington, D.C., crashed at Panama City's Tocumen international. Witnesses reported hearing an explosion and then saw a ball of fire and smoke. "All those aboard were killed," said Humberto Chavarria, assistant director of Panama's Civil Aviation Authority. "The pilot lost control, veered off course and crashed." He said the tank exploded upon impact and the plane was destroyed. The plane had stopped in Panama to refuel. Other flights at the airport continued normally Friday, authorities said. |
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