The twin-engine aircraft, which was flying from Burkina Faso to Senegal, disappeared from radars shortly after 7 pm local time yesterday while flying over the Atlantic, 111 kilometres west of the capital Dakar, Senegal's civil aviation authority Anacim said in a statement.
Senegal's air force was searching the area for the wreckage of the plane that left Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou for Dakar at 16:35 (2205 IST), according to airport sources in Burkina Faso.
The plane, which had been due to arrive in Dakar at 18:20, belonged to the private Senegalair company, Anacim said.
Senegal's Futurs Medias news group reported that the aircraft was suspected of having run out of fuel.
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