6 Americans Lost In Small Plane Crash

Crash Coast Guard Cessna Goes Down Off Puerto Rico; U.S. Coast Guard Says Pilot 5 Passengers Missing..
by Associated Press
Published: Mon, February 09, 2009 - 10:17 am CST
(AP) A single-engine plane carrying six people crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the north coast of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Coast Guard said Monday.

Authorities located a debris field off the northwestern city of Quebradillas, and helicopters and boats have been searching for survivors, Coast Guard spokesman Ricardo Castrodad said.

The missing pilot and all five passengers are U.S. citizens, Castrodad said.

Witnesses reported seeing an explosion on the plane before it crashed around nightfall Sunday about a half-mile offshore, police spokeswoman Jessica Cardona said.

The Cessna 206, chartered by Tropical Aviation Corp., was traveling from the Casa de Campo International Airport in the Dominican Republic to San Juan, according to a Coast Guard news release.

Castrodad said rescue crews were hoping the search for survivors would become easier after daybreak.
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