Pubdate: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (AR) Copyright: 2001 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. Contact: http://www.ardemgaz.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/25 JET CARRYING AMERICAN INSTRUCTOR CRASHES LIMA, Peru -- An air force jet fighter carrying a Peruvian pilot and an American instructor has crashed off Peru's northern coast during a training mission, the air force said Friday. The A-37B jet went down Thursday afternoon in the Pacific Ocean between the coastal towns of Paita and Bayovar, about 535 miles northwest of Lima, the air force said. A Peruvian air force spokesman said that navy ships, air force planes and police helicopters were searching for the plane Friday and authorities were investigating the accident. The flight was being conducted under the joint U.S.-Peruvian program to fight drug trafficking, the air force said. A U.S. Embassy spokesman, citing U.S. privacy laws, refused to release the name of the American instructor. - --- MAP posted-by: Beth