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| Americans die in Guatemala crash | Americans die in Guatemala crash |
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| Five US aid workers are among 10 people who died in a plane crash in Guatemala on Sunday, police in the Central American state say. | |
| The Guatemalan pilot and co-pilot were also killed when the small aircraft crashed about 90km (55 miles) east of the capital, Guatemala City. | The Guatemalan pilot and co-pilot were also killed when the small aircraft crashed about 90km (55 miles) east of the capital, Guatemala City. |
| Four other Americans injured on the plane were airlifted to hospital. | Four other Americans injured on the plane were airlifted to hospital. |
| Initial reports suggest engine failure was to blame for the crash of the single-engine Cessna Caravan 208. | Initial reports suggest engine failure was to blame for the crash of the single-engine Cessna Caravan 208. |
| Victims' bodies were reportedly badly burnt, making it difficult to identify them and establish their nationalities. | |
| 'The engine just stopped' | 'The engine just stopped' |
| The pilot reported engine trouble about 45 minutes after take-off and tried to make an emergency landing, Civil Aviation director Jose Carlos said. | The pilot reported engine trouble about 45 minutes after take-off and tried to make an emergency landing, Civil Aviation director Jose Carlos said. |
| The plane, which had been en route to El Estor close to the Caribbean coast, came down in a field of crops. | The plane, which had been en route to El Estor close to the Caribbean coast, came down in a field of crops. |
| The survivors were ferried to Guatemala City by helicopter. | The survivors were ferried to Guatemala City by helicopter. |
| US citizen Sarah Jensen, 19, said her father and brother had been killed and her mother badly burned on her arms and legs. | US citizen Sarah Jensen, 19, said her father and brother had been killed and her mother badly burned on her arms and legs. |
| "Ten minutes before [the crash] the engine just stopped and then we coasted," she told Reuters news agency, as she limped across the tarmac. | "Ten minutes before [the crash] the engine just stopped and then we coasted," she told Reuters news agency, as she limped across the tarmac. |
| "We tried to land in a field but we overshot. The people on the left side of the plane were okay because there was a big door." | "We tried to land in a field but we overshot. The people on the left side of the plane were okay because there was a big door." |
| Ms Jensen and her family had been on a mission to build houses in a village near El Estor. | Ms Jensen and her family had been on a mission to build houses in a village near El Estor. |