Sad case of an unresponsive plane heading towards Cuba.

[bennibenj]

This is extremely sad - poor people onboard

 

[Juan Albion]

The site they are showing on CNN, which is meant to be realtime, has the plane still flying and now heading towards Cuba again, still at 25k. But is has certainly disappeared from Flightradar24.

 

[Max Paper]

Crashed on Jamaica they are saying on Fox

 

[WhingForPresident]

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[wakeytom]

Strange world when you can watch that on twitter and watch a plane tracker yet pretty much no one in the world has any way of been able to help!

 

[daveinprague]

from the cockpit view, it seemed to turn towards Port Antonio but then the radar went whilst still out at sea.

 

[clippedgull]

Now reported to have gone down in sea, looking at Google Maps and the location quoted.

A Jamaican military spokesman says the U.S.-based plane went down about 14 miles northeast of Port Antonio:

 

[Juan Albion]

Some reports are saying the plane came down in the water. If it did, what are the chances that the pilot came around and managed to make a controlled crash-landing?

 

[wakeytom]

Some reports are saying the plane came down in the water. If it did, what are the chances that the pilot came around and managed to make a controlled crash-landing?

I am in no way a medic but would imagine that long with a lack or poor oxygen must have caused long term damage if there was a survivor?

 

[clippedgull]

Some reports are saying the plane came down in the water. If it did, what are the chances that the pilot came around and managed to make a controlled crash-landing?

Pretty much zero having possibly had no/very low oxygen for that amount of time.

 

[clippedgull]

Last contact with ATC,

ATC is gut wrenching to listen to.

N900KN check in at FL280.

N900KN: "November..."
ATC: "go ahead"
N900KN: "N900KN We need to decent to about FL180, ah, we have an indication that is not correct in the plane"
ATC: "stand-by"

ATC: "N900KN descend and maintain FL250"
N900KN: "250 - we need to get lower"
ATC: "working on it"

ATC: "tracks are blocked 15 northbound at 240"

ATC: "if you need to get down turn 30 left, zero kilo november, if you need to get down - 30 left"
N900KN: "30 left 900KN"

Unknown: "009 Kilo November"

ATC: "200" (note, it appears Live ATC was recording stepped on by another approach controler)
N900KN(?): "200 Nine Nine Zero Kilo November"

ATC: "November zero kilo november you are cleared direct TAYLOR"

ATC: "November zero kilo november cleared direct TAYLOR"
N900KN: "direct TAYLOR kilo november" (sounds clearer, more alert this time)

ATC: "and N900KN copy you got the descent clearance to 200"
Unknown / muffled sound responded - sounded a little like "two zero zero" - could have been somebody speaking with a mask (speculation)

Unknown "Kilo November...900 Kilo November...."

This was followed by repeated calls to N900KN to descend to FL200, and repeated attempts to make any contact with N900KN. N900KN maintained FL250, and did not descend.

 

[Bry Nylon]

Some reports are saying the plane came down in the water. If it did, what are the chances that the pilot came around and managed to make a controlled crash-landing?

If they were at 25k, death in an unpressurised cabin would occur within 3 to 5 minutes, not to mention that the temp would be about -25 C

 

[Juan Albion]

If they were at 25k, death in an unpressurised cabin would occur within 3 to 5 minutes, not to mention that the temp would be about -25 C

That doesn't seem to have happened. A pilot who flew alongside reported seeing the pilot's chest rising and falling.

 

[clippedgull]

Recording from liveatc.net of pilot requesting descent. First contact is made at 2min 25 sec. (November-900-Kilo-November)

http://archive-server.liveatc.net/kgso/ZTL-GSO-Sep-05-2014-1400Z.mp3

 

[Sergei's Celebration]

Recording from liveatc.net of pilot requesting descent. First contact is made at 2min 25 sec. (November-900-Kilo-November)

http://archive-server.liveatc.net/kgso/ZTL-GSO-Sep-05-2014-1400Z.mp3

Thats really sad, you can hear the guy get more groggy and become less coherent. I would guess he is the one pressing transmit a couple times with no message as well.

 

[drew]

Apparently the passengers are Larry and Jane Glazer from Rochester, NY which is where Malcolm Glazer was from. Possibly related.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Unresponsive plane crashes into sea http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-29082666