US ambulance. File photoWASHINGTON, Feb. 14 A plane carrying 7 people crashed into the water off the coast of the US state of North Carolina, rescuers are searching, according to local television channel WCTI-TV.According to local authorities, in Sunday afternoon, the plane crashed about 4 miles (about 6.5 kilometers) east of the coast of Carteret County. Four teenagers and three adults, including the pilot, were on board the aircraft, officials said. Two coast guard boats, a boat, and a helicopter were sent to search for the crash. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will investigate the crash.
