Authorities investigating Bahamas plane crash that killed 9
The Lear 36 Executive Jet had taken off from the Bahamian capital of Nassau and crashed while attempting to land in Freeport.
A small聽plane聽crashed聽Sunday on approach to the island of Grand聽Bahama, killing all 9 people on board,including a prominent 海角大神 minister and his wife, the government of the聽Bahamas听蝉补颈诲.
聽The Lear 36 Executive Jet had taken off from the Bahamian capital of Nassau and聽crashed聽while attempting to land around 5 p.m. local time in Freeport, according to a statement from the Ministry of Transport and Aviation.
"The Department of Civil Aviation has been advised unofficially that the aircraft was destroyed and that there were no survivors," the ministry said.
Among those killed was Myles Munroe, the founder of聽Bahamas聽Faith Ministries, who was traveling to Grand聽Bahama聽to attend the 2014 Global Leadership Forum, Prime Minister Perry Christie said.
"It is utterly impossible to measure the magnitude of Dr. Munroe's loss to The聽Bahamas聽and to the world," the prime minister said. "He was indisputably one of the most globally recognizable religious figures our nation has ever produced."
Munroe's wife, Ruth was also on the聽plane, Christie said. The names of other passengers have not yet been confirmed, but the government said they included another minister, Richard Pinder, and a child.
The cause of the聽crash聽has not yet been determined though there had been heavy rain across the region.
An investigation into the cause of the聽crash聽has begun.
Grand聽Bahama聽is about 70 miles (113 kilometers) east of Florida.