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| Unresponsive private plane crashes off Jamaica | Unresponsive private plane crashes off Jamaica |
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| An unresponsive private plane has crashed in the sea off Jamaica, officials on the island have said. | An unresponsive private plane has crashed in the sea off Jamaica, officials on the island have said. |
| The Jamaican Defence Force said the plane went down about 14 miles (22km) north-east of Port Antonio. | The Jamaican Defence Force said the plane went down about 14 miles (22km) north-east of Port Antonio. |
| The US had earlier scrambled two F-15 fighter jets when the plane failed to respond to air traffic control. | The US had earlier scrambled two F-15 fighter jets when the plane failed to respond to air traffic control. |
| The two people known to be on board have been named as Larry Glazer, a property developer from Rochester, New York, and his wife Jane. | The two people known to be on board have been named as Larry Glazer, a property developer from Rochester, New York, and his wife Jane. |
| The couple were both licensed pilots. | The couple were both licensed pilots. |
| The plane's pilot had indicated there was a problem and twice asked to descend to a lower altitude before permission was granted, according to a recording of the radio conversation with US traffic controllers. | The plane's pilot had indicated there was a problem and twice asked to descend to a lower altitude before permission was granted, according to a recording of the radio conversation with US traffic controllers. |
| Contact with the plane was lost a short time later. | Contact with the plane was lost a short time later. |
| Maj Basil Jarrett of the Jamaican Defence Force told reporters that an oil slick had been spotted about 14 miles north-east of the coastal town of Port Antonio but there was no sign yet of any wreckage. | |
| He said search and rescue teams were scouring the waters for possible survivors. | He said search and rescue teams were scouring the waters for possible survivors. |
| As darkness fell, Jamaica suspended the search until first light on Saturday. | |
| The plane, a Socata TBM-700 built in 2014, took off from Rochester at 08:26 (12:26 GMT) en route to Naples, Florida. | The plane, a Socata TBM-700 built in 2014, took off from Rochester at 08:26 (12:26 GMT) en route to Naples, Florida. |
| The North American Aerospace Defence Command (Norad) was alerted to the unresponsive plane about an hour into its flight and sent two fighter jets to monitor it. | The North American Aerospace Defence Command (Norad) was alerted to the unresponsive plane about an hour into its flight and sent two fighter jets to monitor it. |
| A spokesman said it was not possible for the fighter pilots to see inside the plane as the windows were frosted or fogged over. | A spokesman said it was not possible for the fighter pilots to see inside the plane as the windows were frosted or fogged over. |
| 'Devastated' | 'Devastated' |
| A tweet from Norad suggested the pilot or pilots could have been be unresponsive due to "possible hypoxia" - oxygen deprivation. | A tweet from Norad suggested the pilot or pilots could have been be unresponsive due to "possible hypoxia" - oxygen deprivation. |
| On a recording made by LiveATC - a website that monitors air traffic control recordings - and quoted by the Associated Press, the pilot can be heard saying: "We need to descend to about (18,000 feet). We have an indication that's not correct in the plane." | On a recording made by LiveATC - a website that monitors air traffic control recordings - and quoted by the Associated Press, the pilot can be heard saying: "We need to descend to about (18,000 feet). We have an indication that's not correct in the plane." |
| A controller replies: "Stand by." After a pause, the controller tells the pilot to fly at 25,000ft. | A controller replies: "Stand by." After a pause, the controller tells the pilot to fly at 25,000ft. |
| "We need to get lower," the pilot responded. | "We need to get lower," the pilot responded. |
| "Working on that," the controller says. | "Working on that," the controller says. |
| Controllers then clear the plane to descend to 20,000ft and the pilot acknowledges the command. | Controllers then clear the plane to descend to 20,000ft and the pilot acknowledges the command. |
| Minutes later a controller asks the plane to identify itself. There is no response. | Minutes later a controller asks the plane to identify itself. There is no response. |
| According to FlightAware, the plane never carried out the last descent to 20,000ft. | According to FlightAware, the plane never carried out the last descent to 20,000ft. |
| New York Governor Andrew Cuomo paid tribute to the couple. | New York Governor Andrew Cuomo paid tribute to the couple. |
| "The Glazers were innovative and generous people who were committed to revitalising downtown Rochester," he said. | "The Glazers were innovative and generous people who were committed to revitalising downtown Rochester," he said. |
| The couple's three children said in a statement they were "devastated". | The couple's three children said in a statement they were "devastated". |
| The US Federal Aviation Administration said it 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. | |
| Cuba said it had authorised the US military to fly a C-130 cargo plane and two fighter jets over its airspace to investigate the incident. |