Zagreb  - Three persons from a small passenger aircraft were feared dead Thursday in Croatia, local media reported.

A Cessna airplane with three people on board was flying from Zagreb to Zadar, 220 kilometres south of the capital, Croatian television HTV reported.

The plane disappeared off radar screens around 3.45 pm while flying over Vaganski peak, a tall peak in southwestern Croatia. Reports said the aircraft carried a pilot and two passengers. (dpa)