A Boeing 737 plane carrying 104 passengers reportedly crashed after taking off in Havana, Cuba, according to a Friday report.
The plane reportedly went straight down and burst into flames near Jose Marti International Airport around 12:30 p.m., according to ABC News, killing everyone on the flight except three.
As well as the 104 passengers on the flight, there was reportedly a crew on the flight to Holguin, Cuba.
#Breaking: #Cuban state run TV says @Boeing 737 crashed shortly after take off from José Marti International airport. @WPLGLocal10 https://t.co/mjSX87TAfB
— Hatzel Vela (@hatzelvela) May 18, 2018
Authorities confirmed the aircraft was a 30-year-old Boeing 737-200 from Mexican charter airline Global Air and was being operating on by Cubana.
It remains unclear what caused the plane to go down.
(This post will be updated as more information becomes available.)
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