Friday, 5 September 2014

Unreponsive U.S plane in Cuban Airspace

A 7-seat private plane that took off from Rochester, New York this
morning and heading to Staples, Florida, is currently flying over
Cuban airspace with the plane occupants not responding to attempts to
communicate.

CNN reports that two fighter jets trailed the plane, which is a Socata
TBM-700 light business and utility aircraft, but stopped when it
crossed over into Cuban territory.

Spokesman for the North American Aerospace Defense Command said the
plane's windows were frosted and it is unclear how much fuel is left.
The plane is said to have been flying unresponsive for some time.

NORAD has reached out to Cuban authorities and now Cuban fighter jets
are trailing the small plane which took off from NY about five hours
ago. Cuba is currently not looking at the plane as a threat.

Update: the plane is now approaching Jamaican airspace. It is believed
that the pilot is no longer in control of the plane, that the plane is
on auto-pilot. They also don't know how many passengers are on-board.

According to FAA, the small plane crashed off the coast of Jamaica. It
crashed in the water.

Two U.S fighters reported that the aircraft's pilot was 'slumped over'

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