Howland Island. A popular and relatively straightforward theory is that the plane crashed into the sea when it ran out of fuel and then sank. Both Earhart and Noonan were either instantly killed ...

a port near Howland Island, according to The Wall Street Journal. About 30 days later, the crew captured a sonar image resembling the shape of an airplane within 100 miles of the island ...

At least 12 people including a popular musician died Monday when a small plane crashed into the Caribbean sea quickly after taking off from the Honduran island of Roatan, officials said.