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Small Plane Crashes into Gulf
Reporter: AP
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - The Coast Guard says a small plane has
sunk into the Gulf of Mexico and that crews flying over the site
saw no signs that its pilot survived the crash.
The pilot was the only person on the Cessna 421C. It went down
Thursday about three hours after two F-15 fighter jets tried to
make contact with the unresponsive pilot.
Coast Guard Chief John Edwards said the plane landed right-side
up on the ocean surface and floating, but monitoring planes did not
see a life raft deploy and never made contact with the pilot. The
plane has since begun sinking into the Gulf about 120 miles west of
Tampa, Fla.
A Coast Guard cutter and rescue helicopter are en route to the
crash site.
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