From the BBC (
here)
Haiti plane crash kills 21
A passenger plane has crashed in the Caribbean island of Haiti, killing all 21 on board.
Police in Cap-Haitien said the aircraft, operated by Tropical Airways, crashed into a sugar-cane field and caught fire after taking off for the north-western city of Port-de-Paix.
The 19 passengers aboard were Haitian nationals but the two pilots might have been foreigners.
Private Station Radio Maxima said witnesses saw smoke coming from the twin-propeller plane, which had also sent distress signals to the Cap-Haitien control tower.
The radio station's director, Jean-Robert Lalane, told the Associated Press news agency there was an explosion and crash.
Other reports said a door on the aircraft had not been shut properly, and opened following takeoff.
Cap-Haitien is 260 kilometres (160 miles) north of the capital Port-au-Prince.
Thoughts to the loved one of those involved - not seen it mentioned here, anyone able to elaborate?