11.   NATO confirmed it spotted a plane of that size on radar.

12.   Rescue teams spotted the plane and continued to search the swampy area for the missing pilots, he said.

13.   Sometime in mid-afternoon, Soviet reconnaissance spotted the plane over Lepaya, Latvia.

14.   The crew of an Aeroperu commercial flight had spotted the plane in flames in the air, the airport official said.

15.   The officers spotted the plane making airdrops, and soon after recovered five bales of cocaine floating in the sea.

16.   The twin-engine plane was spotted after dawn Tuesday, and helicopters brought the passengers and crew to Isfahan, Shahcheraqi said.

17.   The control tower in Quito visually spotted the plane, but were unable to communicate with it before it went down.