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Unresponsive private plane crashes in Jamaica Unresponsive private plane crashes off Jamaica
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An unresponsive private plane has crashed in Jamaica, officials on the island have said. An unresponsive private plane has crashed in the sea off Jamaica, officials on the island have said.
Major Basil Jarrett of the Jamaican Defence Force said the plane went down about 14 miles (22 kilometres) north-east of Port Antonio.
Jamaican and US Coast Guard planes and ships are on their way to the scene.
It is not known how many people were on board the plane, a Socata TBM-700, which took off from Rochester, New York at 08:26 (12:26 GMT)
The aircraft was due to fly to Naples, Florida, before it went off course.
The US had scrambled two fighter jets to investigate why the plane failed to respond to air traffic control from 10:00 local time (14:00 GMT).The US had scrambled two fighter jets to investigate why the plane failed to respond to air traffic control from 10:00 local time (14:00 GMT).
It is not known how many people were on board the plane, a Socata TBM-700. A North American air defence (Norad) spokesman said it was not possible for the jet fighter pilots to see inside the plane before it crashed as the windows were frosted or fogged over.
The aircraft was scheduled to fly from Rochester, New York, to Naples, Florida, before it went off course, A tweet from Norad suggested the pilot or pilots could be unresponsive due to "possible hypoxia".
A North American air defence spokesman said it was not possible for the jet fighter pilots to see inside the plane before it crashed as the windows were frosted or fogged over. A spokesman said the jets were launched at 11:30 local time (15:30 GMT).
NORAD spokesman said the jets were launched at 11:30 local time (15:30 GMT). The plane was flying at an altitude of 25,000 feet southbound over the Caribbean Sea, approaching the north east point of Jamaica, when it went off radar.
The plane was flying at an altitude of 25,000 feet southbound over the Caribbean Sea, approaching the north east point of Jamaica. Earlier, the US Federal Aviation Administration said it has co-operated with Cuba air traffic control in monitoring the plane, despite the countries not having full diplomatic relations for more than half a century.
Jamaican officials said the plane has crashed on the island.