U.S. Military fighters trailing unresp. aircraft in Atlantic... UPDATE: Plane crashed near Jamaica

It's disappeared ;(

I just lost the flight on Flightradar24.

Did we just lose the plane?

Is it awful that we are sitting and waiting for this plane to drop? Feels cruel. What a tragedy.

will they shoot down the plane before it goes over Jamaica?

a reply to: LDragonFire

It did a U-turn on FlightRadar and then stopped and now I can't access it. Did they shoot it down?

a reply to: MissBeck

I know exactly how you feel thats why I feel like we should be able to plane snatch. So we dont have to watch people die helplessly what a blight on us as a society

a reply to: TheGoondockSaint

It seems to be gone off radar....don't know if it crashed or what?? Guess we will find out soon...sad.

a reply to: j.r.c.b.

still in the air

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Jamaica defense official confirms military deployed aircraft to where the unresponsive aircraft is heading - @NBCNews
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CNN showing the craft made a U-Turn too. They are using Sabre Flight Explorer...

Bad data?

Crashed on the island of Jamaica according to Fox News right now

a reply to: TechniXcality

Helpless indeed. But at least with tracking, we know roughly where it is to see what the outcome is.

originally posted by: Dolby_X
a reply to: j.r.c.b.

still in the air

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Jamaica defense official confirms military deployed aircraft to where the unresponsive aircraft is heading - @NBCNews
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Tweets from Jamaica reporting crash

a reply to: Dolby_X
Flipping channels, FOX & MSNBC just reported that it has crashed in Jamaica. Possibly 3 on board

a reply to: MnorthVA

yup jus happen

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Jamaican officials say unresponsive private US plane has crashed on island, @AP reports; Coast Guard says 3 believed to be on board
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I hope it was somehow a controlled crash, like a crash landing.

I know it's highly unlikely, but I keep holding out hope that the pilot regained consciousness in time to make a crash landing...

Hope everyone on the ground is safe too.

It's coming up on Sky news breaking. Crashed in Jamaica. RIP passengers.

So did it run out of fuel and crash or did they shoot it down?

RIP To the crew

Very sad. Some consolation that they were unconscious I guess.

here's one article that mentions another similar incident:

Just five days ago, NORAD sent two fighter jets to respond to another unresponsive aircraft.
In that incident, a single engine plane took off from Wisconsin and was bound for an airport in Manassas, Va. The U.S. Coast Guard said the fighter jet pilots could see that the plane's pilot, the only person on board, appeared unconscious as the plane flew.


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Looks like aircraft malfunctions are becoming increasingly frequent, probably old parts wearing out as jets get older

Slightly off topic here but I think it's amazing that with today's technology and social media we are able to get news on this stuff instantly..
Back on topice. There is a small hope we get survivors, fingers crossed with held breath..