Two die in in Albrook Holy Friday plane crash

A non-certified experimental plane with two people aboard, crashed minutes after take off from the Mark A. Gelabert International Airport  in  Albrook Panama. Both passengers were killed.

Civil Aeronautical Authority general manager, Rafael Barcenas said  the light sport  plane took off for Penonome, Cocle,at 7.50 am.  It had fuel for a three hour flight, Forty seconds later  the pilot radioed  to the control tower that he intended to return to the runway. The plane crashed and exploded on landing. 

"It was an experimental airplane,(AS 56) a non certified aircraft under the risk of the operator and operating  under CAA regulations" said the manager.

Public Ministry staff  removed the bodies and an investigation into the cause of the accident is underway.