Cessna 551

2022 - 9 - 5

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Cessna Citation 551 crashes into the Baltic Sea (AviationSource)

A privately owned Cessna Citation 551 registered OE-FGR has crashed into the Baltic Sea. Swedish Coast Guard have been tasked to attend.

The aircraft impacted with a recorded descent rate of -8,000 feet per minute. The Latvian Coast Guard vessel KA 14 and a Lithuanian SAR helicopter still remain on the scene. 5:44pm UTC: The aircraft was shown as spiralling down into the Baltic Sea on FlightRadar24. 6:45pm UTC: News sources are reporting that the aircraft had four persons on board. Swedish Coast Guard directed SAR helicopters and a Q300 aircraft to the scene. According to sources, a passenger was sighted in the cabin gesticulating to intercepting Air Force personnel.

Mystery as private plane crashes into Baltic Sea (BBC News)

Nato scrambled jets to follow the aircraft on its erratic flight across Europe towards Latvia.

"Air traffic controllers were unable to communicate with the aircraft's crew," it said, adding that the Cessna 551 was registered in Austria - but the owner was in Spain. "The aircraft was flying from Spain to Cologne, but during the flight the aircraft changed its flight route," the Latvian Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement. Officials say the plane - believed to have had four people on board - had been due to land in Cologne, Germany, but instead headed out into the Baltic.

Private Cessna aircraft crashes off coast of Latvia (Reuters)

A private Cessna plane crashed off the coast of Latvia on Sunday evening, Sweden's rescue service said, after NATO scrambled jets to follow its erratic ...

The website showed a Swedish search and rescue helicopter and airplane at the site as well. Latvia said it had sent ships to the scene. "It has disappeared from the radar."

Cessna 551 private jet between Jerez and Cologne crashes into ... (Aviation24.be)

4 hours and 54 minutes after departure from Jerez, the private jet crashed into the Baltic Sea, near Latvia. Search-and-rescue teams are underway to the crash ...

The aircraft carried a total of four passengers: one pilot and three passengers. Air traffic control tried to reach the pilot but in vain. The aircraft, however, didn’t reach the German airport but continued towards the Baltic Sea.

Private jet 'carrying family' crashes into Baltic Sea after fighter jets ... (LBC)

Four people are feared dead after a private jet crashed into the Baltic Sea off the coast of Latvia.

"It has disappeared from the radar." A Lithuanian air force helicopter was dispatched to the crash site for search and rescue, a Lithuanian air force spokesperson said. "We've learned that the plane has crashed (in the ocean) north-west of the town of Ventspils in Latvia," a spokesperson for Sweden's rescue service said.

German businessman onboard private jet that crashed into Baltic (The Guardian)

Karl-Peter Griesemann's company confirms he and three others were onboard Cessna 551 that crashed near Latvia.

“I can confirm that it was the private jet of our owner, Karl-Peter Griesemann,” said a spokesperson for Quick Air, an air charter company based in Cologne. It alerted controllers in France, and two warplanes were sent up to monitor the jet. Griesemann is a prominent figure in Cologne, the largest city in western

Cessna 551 Baltic Sea Crash: What We Know So Far (Simple Flying)

A privately owned Cessna 551 crashed into the Baltic Sea yesterday evening after flying from Jerez, Spain. The aircraft was supposed to land in Cologne, ...

He was a driving force of the famous Cologne Carnival. The Latvian maritime search and rescue service (MRCC) told the BBC that it believes it found three parts of the plane. Latvian naval ships were then sent, and a coastguard vessel arrived at the crash site, along with a Latvian border guards helicopter. [Cessna](https://simpleflying.com/tag/cessna/) has long been a general aviation powerhouse, producing small aircraft for business and private use for nearly a century. [Spain](https://simpleflying.com/tag/spain/). A fighter plane from the NATO Baltic Air Police mission in Estonia's Amari Air Base was utilized to follow the aircraft.

Cessna 551: what happened to private plane and why did it crash ... (NationalWorld)

A Cessna 551 aircraft has crashed off the coast of Latvia under mysterious circumstances. The incident, which occured on Sunday (September 4) saw the ...

In a statement, the Latvian Civil Aviation Authority said: “The aircraft was flying from Spain to Cologne, but during the flight the aircraft changed its flight route.” Liva Veita, spokesperson of the Latvian Navy said: “Our ships are on the way to the position where the plane crash happened.” In their latest update about the plane they said that: “Swedish authorities are currently enroute to the area of last received position.” A spokesperson for Sweden’s rescue service said: “We’ve learned that the plane has crashed (in the ocean) north-west of the town of Ventspils in Latvia.” The aircraft crashed off the coast of Latvia, with the whereabouts of those onboard still unknown Cessna 551: what happened to private plane and why did it crash into the Baltic Sea off the coast of Latvia?

Private Cessna aircraft crashes off coast of Latvia after NATO jets ... (CNN)

A private jet crashed into the Baltic Sea off the coast of Latvia on Sunday, hours after NATO jets were scrambled to follow the plane.

Attempts by French authorities to contact the jet were unsuccessful but the unresponsive aircraft "was continuously escorted during its transit towards Germany," the ministry added. France, Denmark and Sweden also scrambled jets under national command, a NATO official told CNN. "Jets from NATO allies and partners were scrambled to follow the private Cessna plane which crashed on Sunday evening off the Latvian coast.

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