Posted on 09/12/2001 6:47:01 PM PDT by oxi-nato
CANCUN, Mexico, Sept 12 (AFP) - A small plane crashed near southern Mexico's Chichen Itza archaeological site Wednesday, killing all 17 US tourists and two Mexican pilots aboard, officials said. It was not immediately clear why the plane crashed in a field five minutes after taking off in Chichen Itza, airport administrator Eduardo Alfaro told
The tourists were heading back to their cruise ship in Cozumel, a Mexican island 140 kilometers (90 miles) away, after visiting the ruins, a spokesman for the small AeroFerinco airline said.
He said the 17 US nationals and two Mexican pilots aboard the small plane all died in the crash. AeroFerinco specializes in flights in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula.
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