As per reports, four people were killed in a plane crash in Barangay Malatimon in Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur on Thursday (06 February) afternoon. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines confirmed the crash but has yet to give details. News agencies have indicated that the plane was a Beech King Air 350, and further indicated that some of the dead hailed from the United States (US); however, authorities are yet to confirm these details.