Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) -- The search for bodies of those killed in a plane crash in Nigeria's major city of Lagos has ended, authorities said Wednesday.
So far, 153 bodies have been recovered along with parts of other bodies, said Yushau Shuaib, spokesman for Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency.
Dana Air's flight 0992 slammed into a two-story residential building Sunday in a densely populated Lagos neighborhood.
Shuaib could not give a number for recovered body parts. Authorities previously said the crash killed 153 people aboard the plane and at least 10 people on the ground.
Torrential rain Tuesday hampered recovery efforts. Among the bodies recovered were those of a woman and the baby she was clutching.
Nigerian aviation authorities suspended Dana Air's operating license Tuesday.
"As soon as we have concluded the recertification of the airline, if they are capable, then their license will be reinstated," said Sam Adurogboye, spokesman for the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority.
Authorities have recovered the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder, which are expected to help determine the cause of the crash.
Seven U.S. citizens were aboard the flight, State Department spokesman Mark Toner said Tuesday.
The pilot declared an emergency as the plane was on final approach to Murtala Muhammed International Airport. Witnesses said it appeared the plane was having engine trouble, said Oscar Wason, Dana Air's director of operations.
"The plane pushed the wall of our building in, and it hit everything," said Kingsley Okeke, who was inside at the time. "There was fire everywhere."
Wason identified the pilot as Peter Waxtan, an American, and the first officer as Mike Mahendra from India.
Waxtan joined Dana Air on March 26. He was a captain for Spirit Airlines, based in South Florida, from 1997 to 2009, the airline said. He also flew for Falcon Air Express, a charter airline in Miami, CNN affiliate WPEC reported.
Sisters Jennifer and Josephine Onita of Missouri City, Texas, were among those killed in the crash. They were on their way home after attending a wedding, said their sister, Christiana Onita-Olojo.
Also among the dead were six Chinese citizens who were on the plane, the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria said Monday.
According to witnesses, the passenger plane appeared to be approaching the vicinity of the airport in Lagos high, its nose tilted upward, when it crashed 11 miles (18 kilometers) north of the runway, hitting the ground tail first.
The flight, which had originated in the Nigerian capital of Abuja, crashed at 3:43 p.m. in the neighborhood of Iju Ishaga, according to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority.
The airline, which is privately owned and based in Lagos, began operations in 2008.
CNN's Jill Dougherty and Devon Sayers contributed to this report
So far, 153 bodies have been recovered along with parts of other bodies, said Yushau Shuaib, spokesman for Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency.
Dana Air's flight 0992 slammed into a two-story residential building Sunday in a densely populated Lagos neighborhood.
Shuaib could not give a number for recovered body parts. Authorities previously said the crash killed 153 people aboard the plane and at least 10 people on the ground.
Torrential rain Tuesday hampered recovery efforts. Among the bodies recovered were those of a woman and the baby she was clutching.
Nigerian aviation authorities suspended Dana Air's operating license Tuesday.
"As soon as we have concluded the recertification of the airline, if they are capable, then their license will be reinstated," said Sam Adurogboye, spokesman for the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority.
Authorities have recovered the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder, which are expected to help determine the cause of the crash.
Seven U.S. citizens were aboard the flight, State Department spokesman Mark Toner said Tuesday.
The pilot declared an emergency as the plane was on final approach to Murtala Muhammed International Airport. Witnesses said it appeared the plane was having engine trouble, said Oscar Wason, Dana Air's director of operations.
"The plane pushed the wall of our building in, and it hit everything," said Kingsley Okeke, who was inside at the time. "There was fire everywhere."
Wason identified the pilot as Peter Waxtan, an American, and the first officer as Mike Mahendra from India.
Waxtan joined Dana Air on March 26. He was a captain for Spirit Airlines, based in South Florida, from 1997 to 2009, the airline said. He also flew for Falcon Air Express, a charter airline in Miami, CNN affiliate WPEC reported.
Sisters Jennifer and Josephine Onita of Missouri City, Texas, were among those killed in the crash. They were on their way home after attending a wedding, said their sister, Christiana Onita-Olojo.
Also among the dead were six Chinese citizens who were on the plane, the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria said Monday.
According to witnesses, the passenger plane appeared to be approaching the vicinity of the airport in Lagos high, its nose tilted upward, when it crashed 11 miles (18 kilometers) north of the runway, hitting the ground tail first.
The flight, which had originated in the Nigerian capital of Abuja, crashed at 3:43 p.m. in the neighborhood of Iju Ishaga, according to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority.
The airline, which is privately owned and based in Lagos, began operations in 2008.
CNN's Jill Dougherty and Devon Sayers contributed to this report
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