Four people feared dead after a private plane crashed off the coast of Latvia in an incident that saw NATO scramble jets to follow the aircraft's erratic course.
Four people are feared dead after a private plane crashed off the coast of Latvia Sunday night in an incidentThe Austrian-registered Cessna 551 was meant to be carrying four passengers, according to a flight plan, Latvia’s civil aviation authority said in aSunday. Yet, those sent to inspect the jet could not see anyone in the cockpit, raising questions about what might have unfolded in the lead-up to the crash.
The aircraft belonged to German businessman Georg Griesemann, his company, Quick Air, confirmed on Monday, according to Reuters. The jet took off from Jerez in southern Spain at around 12:56 p.m. GMT and was headed to Cologne, Germany, according to theThe aircraft appeared to turn at Paris, France, and again at Cologne in Germany, before flying out over the Baltic and passing the Swedish island of Gotland. Hours after its departure, it was listed on the flight tracker as swiftly losing speed and altitude.
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