Cessna Crashes near Puerto Rico
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What: Cessna 206, chartered by Tropical Aviation Corp., was traveling from the Casa de Campo International Airport in the Dominican Republic to San Juan
Where: crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the north coast of Puerto Rico, in what is being called “a debris field off the northwestern city of Quebradillas,”
When: around nightfall Sunday Feb 8
Who: carrying six people; missing pilot and all five passengers are U.S. citizens
Why: Witnesses reported seeing an explosion on the plane before it crashed. They are still hoping to find survivors.