Around 19.45 on Sunday evening, the private plane crashed in the Baltic Sea, and according to air rescue manager Lars Antonsson, there is very little chance of finding any survivors. On board the plane was the 72-year-old German entrepreneur Peter Griesemann. This is confirmed by friends of the family to the German newspaper Express. His wife Juliane (68) was also on board with their 26-year-old daughter Lisa. Griesmann is described as a passionate pilot, and it was he who allegedly flew the private plane when it crashed. A private plane carrying Peter Griesemann and his family crashed on Sunday evening. Photo: Wachtberg municipality In addition, a 27-year-old man was on board, but it is not known what relationship he had with the family, writes the Spanish newspaper El Pais. The family took off from Jerez in Spain on Sunday morning, and were to land in Cologne in Germany. Can be difficult Finding out exactly what has happened can be difficult, according to SVT. Much depends on whether the aircraft can be salvaged or not. – There is probably no black box in this case, says flight journalist Jan Olsson to the Swedish TV channel. In larger passenger aircraft, it is common to have a so-called “black box”. It contains information about things that happen to the aircraft while it is in the air, as well as recording sound from the cockpit. The plane took off from Jerez, and was actually going to Cologne. Instead, it continued towards the Baltic, and crashed in the Baltic Sea. The points on the map are approximate. New wreckage found Reuters news agency reports that the plane lost speed and altitude from 5.37pm onwards. The plane turned over twice, both over Paris and Cologne. Data from the website Flightradar shows that in the minutes before 19.45 the plane lost altitude at a rapid pace. It disappeared from Flightradar just before 8 p.m. CRASHED: An Austrian plane crashed in the Baltic Sea this evening. Wreckage and oil spills are said to have been found at the site. Photo: flightradar According to Flightradar, the plane was just west of Ventspils in Latvia when it crashed. Then it probably flew on autopilot until it ran out of fuel, writes NTB. A helicopter from the Lithuanian Air Force and several boats from the Latvian Navy carried out search and rescue work throughout the night. – Last night there were two helicopters searching, one from Latvia and one from Sweden. They found nothing, but this morning they found a small part that we believe belongs to the plane, says Liva Veita from the Latvian Navy to Aftonbladet. The piece of wreckage has been sent to experts who will see what it is and whether it belongs to the plane. The private plane was a Cessna 551, which is around 14 meters long. It is not the plane that has crashed. Photo: Mary Evans Picture The aircraft is registered in Austria, and is of the type Cessna 551. It has a length of around 14 meters and a wingspan of approximately 15 metres. There is room for up to ten passengers. Message about a pressure problem in the cabin Shortly after the plane took off, there should have been reports of pressure problems in the cabin. When the plane flew over France, all contact should have been broken, according to Bild. Aviation safety expert Hans Kjäll tells TT that it is probably a drop in pressure that has led to the accident. – At the height at which even these small planes are located, little is needed. You become unconscious in 30 seconds, he says. Both a German and a Danish fighter plane from NATO’s Amari air base in Estonia tried to make contact with the plane before it crashed, Reuters and Aftonbladet write. It was Swedish rescue teams who were first at the scene of the accident.
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