A private plane has apparently crashed in the Baltic Sea. Actually, it should have landed in Cologne. After the start in Spain, however, the connection broke down.
Visby – A private Cessna jet has apparently crashed into the Baltic Sea off the coast of Latvia. Four people are said to have been on board. However, there are some mysterious inconsistencies related to the flight.
The plane took off from Jerez in southern Spain in the early evening, as reported by the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter , among others. Actually, the Cessna should have landed in Cologne. But she just kept flying. Air traffic control is said to have then tried to contact the pilot. But received no answer.
Geister-Cessna lets Bundeswehr fighter jets rise
As a result, at least one Bundeswehr fighter jet is said to have started to accompany the machine and find out what was going on on board. The Air Force confirmed in the evening that these were so-called alarm squads, consisting of two Eurofighters. Previously also reported the picture . According to the newspaper’s report, the radio link with the Cessna broke shortly after leaving Spanish airspace. The plane then flew straight through France.
According to the report, the Bundeswehr fighter jet was unable to gain any insight and turned off again behind Rügen. A Danish fighter jet is said to have taken over here. According to the Swedish Sea and Air Rescue Center, none of the pilots of the fighter jets could see anyone in the Cessna’s cockpit. This is reported in turn by Dagens Nyheter. According to the air rescue center, there should have been four passengers on board the machine. According to image information, it should have been the pilot and a man, a woman and their daughter.
Private jet makes sudden U-turn – and then disappears from radar
At 7.35 p.m. the aircraft is said to have lost altitude and speed. Shortly before the Latvian city of Ventspils, there was a hard change of course. The Cessna made a 180 degree turn and flew back. At 8 p.m., the aircraft then completely disappeared from the Flight Radar air traffic control website.
Then Swedish rescue helicopters and other forces flew to the site. A rescue helicopter was then able to find wreckage and an oil slick in the water. The chance of finding survivors is zero, writes the Dagens Nyheter , citing the rescue workers.
Private jet crashes in the Baltic Sea: Report of a problem message from the cabin
How the incident could have happened remains completely open. Aviation expert Jan Ohlsson told the Swedish newspaper that there were several possible causes. Among other things, the passengers could have lost consciousness if the air pressure had dropped.
This option currently seems the most likely. The picture even reports that the machine had reported pressure problems in the cabin after taking off in Spain. After radio contact with France was broken, the machine was continuously accompanied by fighter jets. A squad of the French army took over in the airspace over France, before a squad from Neuburg an der Donau and later from Rostock-Laage took off in German airspace.
