A16 A sightseeing plane crashed on a hill near the Grand Canyon Airport, killing 10 people and injuring 11.

Two sightseeing planes collided off southern New Zealand today and one crashed, killing seven people on board, according to news reports.

Four tourists were among six people killed Wednesday when their sightseeing plane crashed in northwestern British Columbia, city authorities said Friday.

A sightseeing plane crashed into a wooded hill near the Grand Canyon Airport here today, killing 10 people and injuring the 11 others aboard.

A sightseeing plane crashed and burned today on a plateau near the Grand Canyon, killing all seven people aboard, the authorities said.

Several sightseeing planes have crashed near the park in recent years, including 1989 and 1992 crashes that each killed 10 people.

The 16 tourists boarded the sightseeing plane and flew to Kaua, near Chichén Itzá.

Counting only scheduled flights, which excludes some sightseeing planes and other small operations, there were 15 deaths this year, compared with 242 last year.

A rescue helicopter searching a remote valley early today spotted the wreckage of a sightseeing plane that vanished Sunday with 11 people aboard, the authorities said.

Sea Air NY is currently flying 10-seater sightseeing planes from the city-owned East 23d Street Marina.