A PLANE carrying 17 people has tragically crashed into the sea killing a popular music star.

Seven people died just minutes after the aircraft took off from Roatan Island in Honduras on Monday.

Several US nationals, a French citizens, and two children were all killed in the horror air disaster.

The popular Honduran musician and politician Aurelio Martinez Suazo was tragically found among the dead.

The Jetstream aircraft, operated by Honduran airline Lanhsa, was carrying 14 passengers and threw crew members, according to the country’s transport minister.

This terrifying air disaster happened at 6:18pm just after leaving the Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport.

Dramatic images showed the desperate rescue mission launched by officials into the evening.

Heroic teams dragged survivors out of the water and onto the islands rocky coastline.

Roatan fire captain Franklin Borjas confirmed the death toll and revealed the adverse conditions rescuers faced off the island.

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