Plane crash in Puerto Rico
Published:Thursday | March 15, 2012 | 5:03 PM
Two men are now dead after a cargo plane on a bread-delivery run to several Caribbean islands, crashed into a lagoon shortly after take-off from Puerto Rico's Luiz Munoz Marin Airport.
The victims include the owner of the air freighter.
Officials say the pilot had radioed air traffic control to inform about engine trouble moments after take-off on a flight to Dutch St Maarten.
The say the aircraft crashed as it tried to return to the airport.
The plane was being flown by the founder of its Florida-based operator, Jet One Express.
It was carrying 2 thousand 500 pounds of bread when it crashed.
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