Last known location of the plane. PHOTO: dev.trootrax.com

No fuel in Kiritimati, going from New Caledonia to Pago Pago, then direct Hawaii. That's about 21 hours of flying in two days. 😅 — BonanzaBoi (@worldrounder) July 20, 2014

everyone knows I'm in over my head — Ur Captain Speakin' (@HarisPls) July 23, 2014

NTSB is investigating today’s accident in Pago Pago, American Samoa involving a Beech A36 Bonanza. — NTSB (@NTSB) July 23, 2014

The father-son duo of Babar Suleman and Haris Suleman were flying from American Samoa Island to Hawaii in their Hawker Beechcraft Bonanza when their plane crashed shortly after taking off from Pago Pago International Airport.Hiba Suleman, Haris's sister, confirmed on her Facebook account that the body of her brother had been recovered, while rescue teams are still searching for her father.Haris's uncle Air Vice Marshal (retd) Abid Rao confirmed to The Express Tribune that the plane, a single engine Beechcraft Bonanza, crashed near Pago Pago Island when the father son duo had left it for Hawaii. "We are very sad. It was the last leg of their trip, a journey of 13-14 hours. But their plane crashed within two minutes after they took off." He said that the incident took place between 6 to 6:30 pm PST.He said that the body recovered was that of Haris but that of Babar and the plane wreckage has yet to be found.Mian Washim, a Pakistani-American businessman and a close family friend of the Suleman family told The Express Tribune that "there was no indication as to why the crash happened except that the crash site was about one mile from the end of the runway and out to sea.”“It is very unlikely they had reached an altitude that enabled them to contact the Air Traffic Control in Samoa,” said Washim.“The area [where plane crashed] is in the New Zealand SAR region and it was New Zealand SAR that received a distress signal from the aircraft. The timing of the signal (possibly a satellite ping) put it very close to the crash site when transmitted.“Haris’s body was found soon after the arrival of the rescue boat sent from the island’s Fire and Crash service. There was an active locator beacon working but no information as to whether it was attached to Haris’s life jacket or not.There is no information as to the condition or status of the aircraft.”Since a large portion of their trip was to take place over water, their plane had been stocked with relief equipment life rafts, and "gumby" suits for ocean survival in the event of an ocean landing.Gumby suits are only worn by the pilots while flying over water for extended periods of time.This, however, seems to not have provided them protection from a crash.On the home stretch, the father and son duo had not found any fuel in Kiritimati and had flown from New Caledonia to Pago Pago where they had topped up with fuel for the 17 hour flight to Honolulu.This was the last tweet from Haris' account.National Transportation Safety Board spokesperson Terry Williams told The Express Tribune that they will be investigating the unfortunate crash.“We confirm the plane crashed.”Williams, however, said the cause of the Beechcraft Bonanza crashing had yet to be ascertained by investigators. He did not share any further details.Seventeen year old Haris was the youngest Pilot in Command to attempt circumnavigating the world in a single engine plane. But the trip served a greater purpose.They started in Indiana, US, taking off on June 19. Their goal was education for underprivileged children and aimed at raising funds for The Citizens Foundation.The trip stretched over five continents, a journey across three oceans, and landings in 15 countries – Suleman touched down in Reykjavik, Crete, Aswan (Egypt), Nagpur (India), Bali, Nadi (Fiji), Pago Pago (American Samoa). Kiribati (Christmas Island), Kona (Hawaii), were amongst the cities he would have landed in before reaching the American mainland, but for the crash.His Pakistan leg of the journey included stops in Lahore, Sargodha and Islamabad.………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….