The Cessna with the registration OE-FGR, which is said to be registered to a German company, was actually on its way from Jerez in Spain to Cologne. According to the reports, radio contact broke off shortly after take-off after pressure problems were reported from the cabin.
From this point on, the plane was on the road as a “ghost machine”. Spanish, French and German fighter jets took off but could not make contact with the people in the machine. The Cessna changed direction twice in France and near Cologne, but continued to fly towards the Baltic Sea. A German fighter plane turned off at Rügen and a Danish Air Force jet took over. A short time later, the private jet lost altitude rapidly and crashed into the sea. According to the Swedish news agency TT, the time of the crash was given as 7:45 p.m. The accident site is likely to be north-west of the Latvian city of Ventspils.
Little was initially known about the identity of the four people on board. It is said to be the pilot, a man, his daughter and a woman.
A Lithuanian military helicopter was used to search for the downed plane. According to media reports, Swedish emergency services and a civilian ferry were also involved in the search for the crash site.
The Swedish flight safety expert Hans Kjäll said that a leak may have led to a loss of pressure in the cabin. The occupants could ultimately have become unconscious due to lack of oxygen. This can happen within 30 seconds, and it is also not unlikely that the occupants of the aircraft will not notice the loss of pressure.
Source: Nachrichten
