Americans missing in plane crash off Panama coast

Authorities in Panama searched Tuesday for two Americans who went missing when the small plane they were traveling, crashed into the Pacific Ocean and quickly sank.

Three others on board the private flight have been rescued. Two of them were also U.S. citizens.

The third was the plane's pilot, a Canadian.

Panama's Civil Aviation Authority said Tuesday the two missing U.S. citizens were aged 57 and 70 but did not identify them.

Searchers in boats and aircraft combed the area off Panama's Punta Chame, south of Panama City.

The single-engine, five-seat Piper Cherokee Six crashed into the ocean Monday.

The plane was heading to Chame from Contadora island, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) away.