Dr. Myles Munroe, firebrand televangelist, author and founder of the Bahamas Faith Ministries International died Sunday Nov 9, after a private jet he was in crashed as it approached the island of Grand Bahama killing the nine passengers onboard. His wife Ruth was among the casualties.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Transport and Aviation, the Lear 36 Executive Jet had taken off from the Bahamian capital of Nassau and crashed while attempting to land around 5pm local time in Freeport.
‘The Department of Civil Aviation has been advised unofficially that the aircraft was destroyed and that there were no survivors,’ the ministry said.
The passengers were on their way to the Global Leadership Forum hosted by the BFM, an organization that Munroe founded. The identities of the other people on board have not yet been confirmed.
The plane departed Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) at 4.07pm and crashed while making an approach for landing at Grand Bahama International Airport at 5.10pm, the Department of Civil Aviation said.
Unconfirmed reports say the plane reportedly struck a crane at the Grand Bahama Ship Yard, exploding on impact and crashing into the ground near a junkyard area.
Late Munroe is also the founder of Myles Munroe International, a Christian growth and resource center that includes leadership training institutes, a missions agency, a publishing company, a television network, radio and Web communications, and a church community. He was chief executive officer and chairman of the board of the International Third World Leaders Association and president of the International Leadership Training Institute. He was the author of 69 books and was a motivational speaker. He was aged 60. May his soul rest in perfect peace.
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| wreckage from the crash |
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