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PARIS, France (CNN) -- A plane with seven people aboard crashed into the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday, a French regional government official told CNN.
A New Zealand Airbus 320 flying into Auckland from France, from a file picture taken in 2003.
A New Zealand Airbus 320 flying into Auckland from France, from a file picture taken in 2003.
The Airbus A320 Air New Zealand jet was on a training flight when the crash occurred about 5 p.m. (4p.m. GMT), said the official at the Maritime Prefecture in Toulon, France.
There were no immediate reports of survivors, but rescue efforts involving French navy vessels and a helicopter had been launched.
Floating debris had been located, the official said.
The test flight took off from Perpignan in southern France, the official said.
A civilian vessel saw the crash take place off the coast near Perpignan.
PARIS, France (CNN) -- A plane with seven people aboard crashed into the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday, a French regional government official told CNN.
A New Zealand Airbus 320 flying into Auckland from France, from a file picture taken in 2003.
A New Zealand Airbus 320 flying into Auckland from France, from a file picture taken in 2003.
The Airbus A320 Air New Zealand jet was on a training flight when the crash occurred about 5 p.m. (4p.m. GMT), said the official at the Maritime Prefecture in Toulon, France.
There were no immediate reports of survivors, but rescue efforts involving French navy vessels and a helicopter had been launched.
Floating debris had been located, the official said.
The test flight took off from Perpignan in southern France, the official said.
A civilian vessel saw the crash take place off the coast near Perpignan.