The aircraft “made a sharp turn to the right of the runway and fell into the water,” civil aviation official Carlos Padilla said.

After a plane crashed near the coast of Honduras, local police confirmed that at least 12 people, including musician Aurelio Martinez, have died.

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — A small commercial plane crash off the coast of Honduras left 12 people dead, including a well-known Garifuna musician, authorities said. The Lanhsa Airlines flight ...

A small plane crashed shortly after taking off from the Honduran island of Roatan on Monday, killing 12 people including ...

Among the victims was prominent musician and Honduran politician Aurelio Martinez. The civil aeronautics agency of Honduras said in a statement that the accident occurred on March 17 shortly after ...

At least 12 people died in a plane crash off the coast of Roatan, Honduras. The aircraft, heading to La Ceiba, turned sharply and fell into the sea. Authorities attribute the crash to a possible ...

Well-known Garifuna musician Aurelio Martinez, who held dual citizenship in Honduras and the United States, was among the dead, according to fire officials. Martinez founded Lita Ariran, one of the ...

Civil aviation official Carlos Padilla explained that the aircraft took off, suddenly veered sharply to the right of the runway, and crashed into the water.

He was 55 years old. Born in the isolated town of Plaplaya, in Honduras’ Gracias a Dios district, in 1969, Martínez participated in traditional Garifuna rituals from a young age. Typically ...

A plane crash off Roatan, Honduras, has killed at least 12 people, including musician Aurelio Martínez. Here’s what we know.

At least 12 people, including a popular musician, died when a small plane crashed into the sea while taking off from a ...

(Credit: Honduras National Police ... Among the passengers was 56-year-old Martinez, a popular member of the Garifuna music scene, according to his record label. Known by the moniker Aurelio ...