A private plane from Spain’s Jerez de la Frontera airport to Germany’s Cologne airport crashed into the Baltic Sea off the Latvian city of Ventspolis.
According to the news of Aftonbladet, one of the Swedish newspapers, rescue teams were sent to the region after the Austrian-registered Cessna 551 type private jet crashed into the Baltic Sea. The plane, which started the flight from the south of Spain, was accompanied by NATO planes assigned due to the strangeness in its flight.
NO ONE SEEN IN THE COCKPIT
NATO pilots accompanying the plane and Swedish officials following the plane stated that no one was seen in the cockpit.
In the information given by the authorities, it was stated that the plane made two tours over Paris and Cologne before passing through the Baltic Sea, and when it could not land, it lost speed and altitude rapidly and fell when it headed for the Baltic Sea.
Johan Wahlström, the press officer of the Swedish maritime administration, said that German and Danish warplanes tried to contact the pilot of the private plane in question, but they were unsuccessful.
While it is estimated that 4 people were on the plane, ships and helicopters were sent from Sweden, Latvia and Lithuania to the area where the plane crashed.
Latvian Civil Aviation Authority “The plane that took off from Spain to Cologne changed its route afterwards. “Our air traffic controllers were unable to communicate with the cockpit,” he said.
The plane, which took off at 13:56 local time on Sunday, crashed at 18:37.
NO HUMAN RESIDUES FOUND
The German Bild newspaper wrote that the plane reported a pressure problem in the cabin after takeoff, but no communication could be established after leaving the Iberian peninsula.
Lars Antonsson, the leader of the Swedish search and rescue team, told AFP that the plane crashed because it ran out of fuel and that no human remains were found at the crash site.
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