Unresponsive plane crashes off the coast of Jamaica

[Morphine Prince 109,838]

(CNN) -- [breaking news update, 2:53 p.m.]

The small unresponsive plane that flew south over the United States into the Caribbean Sea has crashed off the coast of Jamaica, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

The pilot of the unresponsive plane stopped responding to radio calls at about 10 a.m. ET, the FAA said.

(CNN) -- [breaking news update, 2:21 p.m.]

F-15 pilots tracking the unresponsive plane could see, before the small plane's windows frosted, a pilot slumped over, a NORAD official said. The official said one or two other people are believed to be on board, though the number has not been confirmed.

(CNN) -- [breaking news update, 2:04 p.m.]

(CNN) -- A Cuban fighter jet Friday was trailing a small aircraft that was unresponsive over the Atlantic Ocean and flying south of Cuba, NORAD said.

U.S. authorities say that do not believe the plane poses a security threat and that the pilot and occupants may be incapacitated.

There appear to be two pilots aboard the unresponsive plane, a federal aviation source told CNN. The source described the pilots as unconscious.

Based on calculations of fuel known to be aboard the aircraft, the source said the plane was expected to run out of fuel around 2 p.m. ET.

The U.S. military launched a pair of jet fighters to trail the aircraft, but the U.S. planes broke off before reaching Cuban airspace 12 miles off the island's coast, NORAD said. The plane was cruising at about 25,000 feet.

Ted Soliday, executive director of the Naples, Florida, airport, where the plane was headed, told CNN that he did not know how many people are on board the six-seat aircraft. It's believed the plane could be running out of fuel.

"Once it gets up that high, it can cruise at good speed with low fuel use," he said.

Two F-15s were flying with the plane east of Florida. The windows, according to a NORAD spokesman, were frosted and it was unknown how much fuel was left.

"We do not know the people or what their condition is," Soliday said. "They been flying for almost five hours. That's a long time for that aircraft."

NORAD was in touch with Cuban authorities via the U.S. Coast Guard. The U.S. military jets will not enter Cuban airspace, a NORAD spokesman said.

The Socata TBM-700 light business and utility aircraft departed from Rochester, New York, with a flight plan to land in Naples, Florida, NORAD said. But the plane's occupants did not respond to communication attempts.

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/05/us/norad-air-threat/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

 

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[Teal Ambition 47,805]

Hopefully everything is okay

[Azor Ahai 18,861]

Seriously this has to stop.

Who does all this? It's like an illness that kills airplanes.

[DronningSirikit 41]

Track the plane live: http://www.flightradar24.com/N900KN/440c4fb

[Morphine Prince 109,838]

Track the plane live: http://www.flightradar24.com/N900KN/440c4fb

Adding to OP!

[Diamond Heart 4,400]

Do they think its hijacked? Scary 

Edit - Realize now it wasnt.

[cometoogg 0]

D:

[badboymonsterx 555]

wat in the? 

[DronningSirikit 41]

The speed is going down :S

[Staryu 6,162]

[Shadow 6,704]

Who knows what went on the aircraft?

[LibraLove 1,282]

Watch it be controlled by terrorists with Ebola positive people or some kind of dirty weapon on board.

[Mabel 205]

I didn't know I could track planes online and now I'm excited seeing all of them 

[lavenderblondee 3,695]

I have such a fear of flying and all these reports lately do NOT help.
 

 

A lot of reports are saying the F-15s which were following the plane (And no longer are?!) said there were frosted windows. Indicating pressurization failure.   So auto pilot is more than likely what's still flying the plane...

[Mr Josh 3]

Frozen windows and crew unconscious, sounds like a pressurization problem :/

Watch it be controlled by terrorists with Ebola positive people or some kind of dirty weapon on board.

Mess.