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Learjet crashes into sea off Florida Private plance crashes into sea off Florida leaving two dead and two missing
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The US coast guard has said two people are dead and another two missing after a Learjet crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off Florida en route to Mexico.The US coast guard has said two people are dead and another two missing after a Learjet crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off Florida en route to Mexico.
Authorities said a boat crew located the wreckage of the private plane about two miles (3.2km) northeast of Fort Lauderdale airport, where the jet had taken off.Authorities said a boat crew located the wreckage of the private plane about two miles (3.2km) northeast of Fort Lauderdale airport, where the jet had taken off.
Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said the Mexican-registered Learjet 35 had been en route to Cozumel, Mexico, with four people on board including two pilots. It went down about 8.15pm.Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said the Mexican-registered Learjet 35 had been en route to Cozumel, Mexico, with four people on board including two pilots. It went down about 8.15pm.
It is one of three small planes flying in or headed to Mexico have crashed in two days, leaving at least four dead.It is one of three small planes flying in or headed to Mexico have crashed in two days, leaving at least four dead.
A Mexican-registered Cessna 150 crashed on Tuesday afternoon shortly after takeoff from Mina international airport in the Gulf coast city of Tampico in north-eastern Tamaulipas state. The pilot and passenger were killed, authorities said.A Mexican-registered Cessna 150 crashed on Tuesday afternoon shortly after takeoff from Mina international airport in the Gulf coast city of Tampico in north-eastern Tamaulipas state. The pilot and passenger were killed, authorities said.
On Monday the pilot and a passenger were killed in the crash of a small plane in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz. The Civil Aviation Office said the Mexican-registered plane took off from the northern state of Nuevo Leon and crashed in the mountains of Veracruz, just short of its intended destination, the Veracruz state capital of Xalapa.On Monday the pilot and a passenger were killed in the crash of a small plane in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz. The Civil Aviation Office said the Mexican-registered plane took off from the northern state of Nuevo Leon and crashed in the mountains of Veracruz, just short of its intended destination, the Veracruz state capital of Xalapa.
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