A-36 Bonanza Went Down In The Pacific Ocean, Boy's Father Still Missing

An Indiana teenager who was attempting to fly around the world with his father in an A-36 Bonanza was fatally injured Tuesday when the plane went down in the Pacific ocean between American Samoa and Hawaii.

The body of 17-year-old Haris Suleman has been found, but the body of his father, Babar Suleman is still missing, according to a report from Fox News.

The pair were making the attempt to raise money for the Citizens Foundation, which has constructed 1,000 schools in Pakistan. They had also hoped to set a record for the world's fastest circumnavigation in a single-engine airplane with the youngest pilot in command.

Haris had reportedly been flying with his father since age 8, and had earned his pilot certificate and an instrument rating in June before setting off from Indianapolis, IN for the attempt. Family members told Fox News that they had carefully planned the trip.

Babar Suleman had been flying for more than 10 years. An FAA inspector based in American Samoa will assist in the investigation, but the NTSB would not confirm if it would also be sending an investigator. The wreckage of the plane is still missing.

(A-36 Bonanza pictured in file photo. Not accident airplane)

FMI: www.faa.gov, www.tcf.org.pk