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\n 28 February 2011<\/span>
\nLast updated at <\/span>10:52 ET<\/span>
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Four Americans were killed when the small plane they were travelling in crashed shortly after take-off in the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n

The aircraft was en route to Saudia Arabia – the first leg of a return trip to the US, the US embassy said.<\/p>\n

The plane veered to the left after take-off and crashed before catching fire, local media quoted aviation officials as saying.<\/p>\n

The names of the dead have not yet been released.<\/p>\n

The National newspaper, based in Abu Dhabi, said the aircraft was a McKinnon G21G, a fixed-wing, twin-engine aircraft.<\/p>\n

It was owned by Triple S Aviation, a Texas-based aircraft service company with a branch office in Dubai, The National reported.<\/p>\n

The company could not immediately be reached by the BBC for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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