Teen dies trying to set world flight record

Victim's father still missing

An attempt to set a world record fails when the plane crashes into the Pacific Ocean.

A family spokeswoman says an Indiana teenager has been killed in a plane crash while trying to set a record for an around-the-world flight.

The spokeswoman says the plane flown by 17-year-old Haris Suleman went down shortly after leaving Pago Pago in American Samoa.

The two left Indiana June 19 in hopes of breaking a world record and raising money for a nonprofit that builds schools in Pakistan.

His body has been recovered, but crews are still searching for his father, who was also on board.

They planned to return home Sunday.