A plane with four people on board ran out of fuel and crashed in the Baltic Sea. Fighter jets were scrambled to intercept the plane as it flew off the coast of Sweden, but no one was at the controls.
The aircraft was circling above the Baltic Sea close to the port city of Ventspils when it lost contact with the ground.
In the minutes before the data link with the plane was lost, its altitude had plummeted and it had deviated from side to side after the plane ran out of fuel.
On Sunday, the Austrian-registered aircraft took off from Jerez, Spain. The flight path indicated that the pilot was in complete control of the aircraft until it flew directly over the West German city and then across Germany and towards the Baltic Sea.
Fighter jets were sent from Germany andDenmark after air traffic control failed to get a reply from the pilot.
A rescue helicopter was dispatched to the scene of the crash, according to the Swedish newspaper. There are four people on the plane.
Several helicopter and aircraft were being sent to the crash site.
The pilot had previously reported problems with the cabin pressure on the aircraft, according to sources. A man and woman and their daughter were with the pilot.
Air traffic controllers lost contact with the pilot before the plane left Spanish air space, according to the newspaper.
Mateusz Maszczynski As an international flight attendant, Maszczynski worked at the most prominent airline in the Middle East and has been flying for a well-known European airline. He is an expert in passenger experience and human-centered stories. Some of the biggest names in journalism rely on Matt's industry insights, analysis and news coverage often.
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