Sad case of an unresponsive plane heading towards Cuba.

[WhingForPresident]

http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-n...ocata-delivers-1st-tbm-900-plans-us-expansion

 

[Juan Albion]

If it does reach Jamaica, its course takes it close to Kingston.

 

[Bry Nylon]

fortunately the fuel economy on that thing appears to be brilliant

A stat that is unlikely to boost future sales under the current circumstances.

 

[Seagulls over Lewes]

http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2014/sep/05/unresponsive-plane-f15-jets-aircraft-live-updates

 

[Guy Fawkes]

The plane

Doesn't look good for those on board

 

[5mins-from-amex]

Forgive my ignorance on this but what's happened? is it a case of the plane losing cabin pressure and the occupants losing consciousness and the plane still flying on auto pilot?

 

[Guy Fawkes]

Oliver Holmes [MENTION=6114]Oli[/MENTION]reports
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The pilot of a plane (#N900KN) is slumped over the control, unresponsive, fighter pilots say. Currently flying over Cuba.
6:42 PM - 5 Sep 2014


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BREAKING: Before becoming unresponsive aircraft was at 28k ft, requested to descend due to "indication that was not correct on aircraft."



Looks like decompression is the cause

 

[daveinprague]

the 3d button on the radar map gives you a cockpit view and instruments from the plane. Which is a bit eerie.

 

[Juan Albion]

Forgive my ignorance on this but what's happened? is it a case of the plane losing cabin pressure and the occupants losing consciousness and the plane still flying on auto pilot?

That's what everyone is assuming.

 

[Juan Albion]

Reporting about 3 people on board in total.

 

[Juan Albion]

The plane is now losing altitude.

 

[5mins-from-amex]

That's what everyone is assuming.

Thank you, very sad news.

 

[Juan Albion]

The plane is now losing altitude.

And now not. It's as if it is spluttering on the last drops of fuel.

 

[armchairclubber]

Oliver Holmes [MENTION=6114]Oli[/MENTION]reports
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The pilot of a plane (#N900KN) is slumped over the control, unresponsive, fighter pilots say. Currently flying over Cuba.
6:42 PM - 5 Sep 2014


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BREAKING: Before becoming unresponsive aircraft was at 28k ft, requested to descend due to "indication that was not correct on aircraft."



Looks like decompression is the cause

Awful, could similar have happened to the Malaysian aircraft ?

 

[daveinprague]

speed has shot up to 300 and doing fairly dramatic turns

 

[Sergei's Celebration]

Awful, could similar have happened to the Malaysian aircraft ?

This is an exact copy of what more than highly likely happened to It, yes.

 

[clippedgull]

Looks like its down, no latitude changes.

Yep it's down

 

[Max Paper]

Gone from flight radar

 

[WhingForPresident]

Must've been very close to reaching Jamaica when it went down.

 

[Juan Albion]

I think I hope they didn't recover consciousness as the pressure increased on descent.