Sulemans’ plane crashed minutes after take off — likely due to winds
Wed, 03/01/2017 - 7:10am
The “probable cause” of a small plane that crashed in the sea minutes after take off from Pago Pago International Airport has been attributed to loss of control of the plane during the initial clim

![In this Samoa News file photo, is Cyrus Suleman, front, and two relatives behind, him preparing to lay at sea one of the six wreaths during the memorial service at sea on Sunday, July 27, 2014, for Barbar and his 17-year old son Haris, who died in a plane crash off the Tafuna airport on July 22, 2014. Cyrus, who is from England, is the eldest son of Barbar Suleman and the older brother of Haris. [photo: SN file] In this Samoa News file photo, is Cyrus Suleman, front, and two relatives behind, him preparing to lay at sea one of the six wreaths during the memorial service at sea on Sunday, July 27, 2014, for Barbar and his 17-year old son Haris, who died in a plane crash off the Tafuna airport on July 22, 2014. Cyrus, who is from England, is the eldest son of Barbar Suleman and the older brother of Haris. [photo: SN file]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Suleman%20memorial%20.jpg?itok=FOv6R6iJ)



