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The "ghost plane" that fell into the sea after flying to Vietnam: a German businessman piloted a family of four on the plane, or suffocated due to lack of oxygen

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On September 4, local time, a private plane deviated from the course and flew to more European countries, crashing in the Baltic Sea, the incident caused concern in many countries. The plane was reportedly piloted by German businessman Carl Peter Griesmann and had a total of 4 passengers on board.

"This aircraft is owned by our company Carl Peter Griesman." A few days ago, a spokesman for the company said. It was previously reported that the above-mentioned private plane crashed nearly 5 hours after taking off from Spain, losing contact with air traffic controllers while flying along the way, and many European emergency fighters tracked the off-course aircraft, but the pilots and rescue teams on the move said that no one was found in the cabin. (Previously reported: "Ghost plane" flew over half of Europe and crashed into the sea, carrying 4 people on board?) NATO multinational warplanes urgently dispatched: no one found)

A family of four took the plane that took the incident

His father is an active member of the German Carnival

The plane was reportedly a small Cessna plane, with passengers including Grisman, 72, and his wife Julian, 68, daughter Lisa, 26, and boyfriend Paul, 27. Griesman and his two sons were not on the plane.

The Griesman family allegedly travels frequently between Jerez Airport in Spain and Cologne Airport in Germany. Griesman has a house in Saarála de los Atunes on the southern Spanish seafront, while his company Quick Air is based at Cologne Airport.

The "ghost plane" that fell into the sea after flying to Vietnam: a German businessman piloted a family of four on the plane, or suffocated due to lack of oxygen

Small Cessna Aircraft Infographic

Quick Air is a general aviation company that provides medical rescue services. According to the official website, the company currently has 11 professional medical rescue aircraft in Cologne, which can carry out global medical transportation and repatriation of remains.

German media said that Griesmann is also the head of the Griesmann Group, a construction company headquartered in Wesseling, Germany, with 1,600 employees and more than 40 offices in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands.

Griesmann is the organizer of the Cologne Carnival, one of the largest carnivals in Germany. Chris Kokkerkaun, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Cologne Carnival, said: "I am shocked by the sudden death of Peter Griesmann and his wife and daughter, and I extend my deep sympathy to his family. As an entrepreneur and carnival participant, Peter has pushed a lot in Cologne over the past few decades. ”

It has been speculated that he died of asphyxiation due to lack of oxygen

The remains of the victims have not yet been found

Latvia's Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement that the plane was scheduled to land at Cologne Bonn Airport in western Germany. But during the flight, it unexpectedly changed course and flew to the Baltic Sea.

The pilot reported a "air pressure problem" in the cockpit shortly after takeoff, but the plane continued to fly. Some experts said that once this happens, when the Cessna aircraft is cruising at an altitude of 11,000 meters, passengers must wear oxygen masks within 1 minute to avoid losing consciousness.

According to Hans Schell, a Swedish aviation safety expert, air pressure problems can cause passengers to lose consciousness for a short period of time, especially for small aircraft cruising altitudes.

The "ghost plane" that fell into the sea after flying to Vietnam: a German businessman piloted a family of four on the plane, or suffocated due to lack of oxygen

↑ The plane took off from Spain and crashed in the Baltic Sea

The plane allegedly made two turns near Paris, France, and Cologne, Germany, before flying to the Baltic Sea. The plane lost contact with air traffic controllers while over southern French territory. Subsequently, france, Spain, Germany and Denmark sent fighters to conduct inspections, but none of them could contact the aircraft. Eventually, after flying over the southern tip of the Swedish island of Gotland, the plane quickly lost speed and altitude and eventually disappeared from radar in the northwestern seas of Latvia.

Swedish search and rescue operation officials said the plane "crashed when it ran out of fuel," adding that "no human remains were found" and that only "small pieces of aircraft wreckage and oil slicks" on the surface of the water were found at the site of the potential crash.

Lars Antonsen, head of the Swedish search and rescue operation, said rescuers could not give any explanation at the moment, but could only speculate on what happened. It said the crew was clearly incapacitated and that the chances of finding crash survivors were "slim".

Red Star News reporter Wang Di

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The "ghost plane" that fell into the sea after flying to Vietnam: a German businessman piloted a family of four on the plane, or suffocated due to lack of oxygen

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