The Lebanese aviation authority said a small training plane carrying three people crashed in the Keserwan area of the mountainous area north of the Lebanese capital Beirut on Thursday.
Aviation sources said preliminary reports indicated that the pilot and two passengers were killed.
The aviation authority said in a statement that the Cessna 172 aircraft belonged to the flight training company Open Sky Aviation. It took off from Beirut Airport at 13:30 local time and crashed in Ghosta village 20 minutes later.
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Open Sky could not be reached immediately for comment.
The authorities said that the Minister of Public Works and Transportation has set up a committee to investigate.
Local resident Ziad Maalouf (Ziad Maalouf) heard the sound of the crash in the area. He said: “The area is very foggy…the plane hit the rock above the house.” “After hearing the explosion, we ran I went out and saw the remains of people.”
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