Four people were killed when a small passenger aircraft heading to Riyadh crashed shortly after taking off from Al Ain airport in the United Arab Emirates.
The plane 'Grumman 21T' enroute to Saudi Arabia crashed shortly after takeoff at Al-Ain airport on Sunday.
The aircraft was destroyed by the impact and subsequent fire, 'Khaleej Times' reported.
The airport fire and rescue services responded immediately and the accident site was secured by the Al Ain Police, the paper said.
Emirates 24/7 news website reported that the four dead were all Americans.