Rio plane crash kills 19
2006-04-01 14:49
Rio De Janeiro - A plane carrying 19 people has crashed on a mountainous region outside Rio de Janeiro, killing all aboard, civil defence officials said on Saturday.
The small LET 410 double-propeller plane belonging to the local Team airline went missing on Friday night about 20 minutes after leaving the city of Macae, 180km east of Rio de Janeiro, said Roni Alberto de Azevedo, a spokesperson with the Rio de Janeiro State Civil Defence Department.
- SAPA