Bucharest , Romania ( CNN ) -- A Romanian military plane crash near the Tuzla Romania Airport by the Black Sea has killed 11 people , including air force Col. Nicolae Jianu , and injured three more , the Ministry of Defense said Monday . Shortly after takeoff around 5:40 p.m. local time , the Antonov 2 plane with five air force crew members and nine navy paratroopers on board suddenly lost altitude and hit the ground , bursting into flames . The plane belonged to the Romanian air force application school Aurel Vlaicu in Boboc . Jianu was the commanding officer there and a flight instructor , the Defense Ministry said . The AN 2 took off from the Tuzla airfield for a regular training flight , the ministry said . The survivors , an airman and two sailors , have been recovered and taken to a hospital , a ministry spokesman said . The minister of national defense has appointed a commission to investigate the crash , and he and the chief of general staff have expressed their deepest sorrow for the loss of the troops and conveyed their condolences to the grieving families , according to a ministry statement . Jianu was married , with two children . Journalist Cosmin Stan contributed to this report from Romania .
NEW : Air force Lt . Nicolae Jianu among the dead . At least 20 people have been killed in a plane crash in southeastern Romania . The plane was being used for parachute training for the Romanian Army . Romanian defense minister establishes commission to investigate accident .