A plane crash that has numerous obscure points which would have caused four deaths after a private jet crashed in the Baltic Sea. The aircraft, a Cessna Citation 551 (similar model pictured), traveled from Spain to Germany and crashed off the coast of Latvia after taking off in the afternoon from the Spanish city of Jerez to Cologne, Germany. The off-course jet disappeared from radar as it flew over the Baltic Sea northwest of the Latvian port city of Ventspils. According to German media, the passengers were a family of three (a man, a woman and their daughter) in addition to the pilot.
German newspaper Bild said the plane reported a cabin pressurization problem shortly after takeoff. But authorities lost radio contact with the plane soon after, and Spanish and French fighter jets were sent to intercept it. But when they got to the plane, they didn’t see anyone sitting in the cabin, Bild said. Latvian and Swedish coast guard and rescue vessels are patrolling the crash site, and a nearby passenger ferry has been alerted to assist in the efforts. According to Swedish media, wreckage from the plane and an oil spill were found at the scene.
Among the hypotheses that probably the four people on board had already died shortly after takeoff. Contact was completely broken shortly after the jet that reported pressurization problems left the Spanish skies. The jet continued its flight along the course and the NATO Eurofighter and F16 fighter jets following the Cessna stood up and noticed that there was no one at the controls. After nearly 5 hours of flight, the jet likely ran out of fuel and crashed into the Baltic Sea. Hopes of finding live passengers and pilot are practically nil.
Source: IL Tempo
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