A twin-engine aircraft crashed into the Gulf of Mexico after the pilot was unresponsive for nearly three hours as radar tracked the plane flying aimlessly in loops. The FAA lost radio contact with the Cessna 421 before 9 a.m. ET. It was circling at approximately 28,000 feet. Fully loaded, the plane was carrying about 3.5 hours worth of fuel. Only the pilot was thought to be on board.
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An unresponsive twin engine plane that was circling over the Gulf of Mexico for hours crashed, reports CNN. The Air Force was tracking a Cessna 421 that was running out of fuel. The plane took off from Slidell, La. and was on its... Read Post
The U.S. Coast Guard is mobilizing rescue crews and warning ships in the Gulf of Mexico to look out for a small plane whose pilot appears to be unresponsive, a spokesman for the service said Thursday. The aircraft, a Cessna 421, wa... Read Post
Pensacola, Fla. — A small private plane with only an “unresponsive” pilot on board crashed into the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday after circling for more than two hours, US officials said. Officials at Slidell Airport in Louisiana, whe... Read Post