Unresponsive aircraft over Cuba

[SMKR]

Flying over Cuba right now. Let me get a link.

http://m.nydailynews.com/news/national/norad-monitoring-unresponsive-jet-en-route-florida-article-1.1929349

RUSSAVIA VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
A Socata TBM-700 light business and utility aircraft, the model of plane that is currently uncommunicative and flying over the Atlantic Ocean.
A Cuban fighter jet is tracking an unresponsive private plane that left from Rochester, NY, and is now in Cuban airspace, according to CNN.

Two F-15 jets were trailing the plane, but stopped when it crossed over into Cuban territory.

The plane is a Socata TBM-700 light business and utility aircraft, and left from Rochester, N.Y. for Naples, Fla., according to the North American Aerospace Defense Command. A NORAD spokesman said the plane's windows were frosted and it was unclear how much fuel was left, according to CNN.

NORAD reached out to Cuban authorities since the private, 7-seat plane was heading towards Cuban airspace, CNN reported.


As of 11:30 a.m. the occupants on the plane did not respond to attempts to communicate.

The plane is being monitored jointly by NORAD and the Federal Aviation Administration, according to NORAD.

This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates.

[SMKR]

Windows are fogged /iced over

Another Payne Stewart-esque situation?

[dee]

Windows are fogged /iced over

Another Payne Stewart-esque situation?

Yeah loss of cabin pressure.

[2011GT]

They're dead. Sudden loss of pressure.

[TRAILBLAZER]

rip to whomever it was

[scootro]

very strange

[Rick Modena]

Maybe it was a ploy to see how we would respond. Now they can make their plan for the missing jumbo jets that our POTUS lost...

[Rreemo]

Its down....

http://news.msn.com/us/fighters-scrambled-after-pilot-fails-to-respond

MIAMI (AP) - Jamaican officials say unresponsive US plane has crashed on the island.
This is a breaking news story. The AP's earlier story is below.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two U.S. F-15 fighter jets were following a private plane over the Atlantic Ocean Friday after its pilot failed to respond to repeated contact attempts by air traffic controllers, government officials said.
Air traffic controllers were last able to contact the pilot of the Socata TBM700, a high performance single-engine turboprop, at 10 a.m. EDT, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. The plane took off at 8:45 a.m. EDT from the Greater Rochester International Airport. The pilot, who was not identified, had filed a flight plan with the FAA to fly from Rochester, New York, to Naples, Florida.
The fighter jets were launched at 11:30 a.m. EDT Friday, said Preston Schlachter, a spokesman for the North American Aerospace Defense Command & U.S. Northern Command. Flightaware, an aviation tracking website, showed the plane over the Caribbean at about 2 p.m. EDT.
The incident marks the second time in less than a week that private pilot has become unresponsive during a flight. On Saturday, a pilot lost consciousness and his plane drifted into restricted airspace over the nation's capital. Fighter jets were also launched in that case and stayed with the small aircraft until it ran out of fuel and crashed Saturday into the Atlantic.

[BERNIE MOSFET]

What part of Jamaica?

Its down....

http://news.msn.com/us/fighters-scrambled-after-pilot-fails-to-respond

MIAMI (AP) - Jamaican officials say unresponsive US plane has crashed on the island.
This is a breaking news story. The AP's earlier story is below.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two U.S. F-15 fighter jets were following a private plane over the Atlantic Ocean Friday after its pilot failed to respond to repeated contact attempts by air traffic controllers, government officials said.
Air traffic controllers were last able to contact the pilot of the Socata TBM700, a high performance single-engine turboprop, at 10 a.m. EDT, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. The plane took off at 8:45 a.m. EDT from the Greater Rochester International Airport. The pilot, who was not identified, had filed a flight plan with the FAA to fly from Rochester, New York, to Naples, Florida.
The fighter jets were launched at 11:30 a.m. EDT Friday, said Preston Schlachter, a spokesman for the North American Aerospace Defense Command & U.S. Northern Command. Flightaware, an aviation tracking website, showed the plane over the Caribbean at about 2 p.m. EDT.
The incident marks the second time in less than a week that private pilot has become unresponsive during a flight. On Saturday, a pilot lost consciousness and his plane drifted into restricted airspace over the nation's capital. Fighter jets were also launched in that case and stayed with the small aircraft until it ran out of fuel and crashed Saturday into the Atlantic.

[91CoupeMike]

Maybe it was a ploy to see how we would respond. Now they can make their plan for the missing jumbo jets that our POTUS lost...

Lol! That the POTUS lost?

Yeah I guess he just misplaced them???

I don't like the guy, but the more people like you say dumbass shit like this makes you just like the people who blamed bush for everything thing that happened during his presidency.

The fact you place blame on one person shows how much you really DONT know. Keep pointing the finger like a little puppet.

[ELVIS]

its coming folks. be ready.

god bless.

[SMKR]

When a small aircraft like that loses pressure suddenly, do you pass out within seconds or would one have time to grab portable oxygen?

[bcoop]

Lol! That the POTUS lost?

Yeah I guess he just misplaced them???

I don't like the guy, but the more people like you say dumbass shit like this makes you just like the people who blamed bush for everything thing that happened during his presidency.

The fact you place blame on one person shows how much you really DONT know. Keep pointing the finger like a little puppet.

Who lit the fucking fuse on your tampon, little lady?

[Broncojohnny]

When a small aircraft like that loses pressure suddenly, do you pass out within seconds or would one have time to grab portable oxygen?

Depends on altitude, generally though you got 15 to 30 seconds before you are fucked.

[BP]

When a small aircraft like that loses pressure suddenly, do you pass out within seconds or would one have time to grab portable oxygen?

That plane can fly at 31k or so feet, at this kind of altitude an average person should be functional for approximately a minute. Also keep in mind that the temperature would be dropping to -50 or so degrees at the same time, meaning instant condensation that freezes everywhere.

Ideally the pilots will stay conscious and drop the plane to 8k feet but apparently that didn't happen.