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Pastor Myles Munroe was headed across the island chain from
Lynden Pindling International Airport near Nassau, capital of
the archipelago nation, to Grand Bahama, where authorities said
they believed he was due to host a church conference.
Munroe was accompanied by his wife, Ruth, as well as his Bahamas
Faith Ministries deputy, Richard Pinder, another pastor and his
family, sources said. All nine passengers and crew perished in
the crash, Grand Bahamas police said.
Authorities said the Lear jet exploded on impact with a crane at
the Grand Bahama Ship Yard and plunged into a junkyard below as
it was making its landing approach for Grand Bahama about 5:10
p.m. EST, roughly an hour after takeoff from Nassau.
The Bahamas Faith Ministries is among the largest religious
congregations in the island chain, with thousands of worshipers,
and Munroe is a well-known author, leadership consultant and
frequent visitor to various African countries.
The Civil Aviation Department said it would launch a full-scale
investigation of the crash at daylight on Monday.
(Editing by Steve Gorman and Peter Cooney)
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