US plane crashes off Jamaica after violating Cuban airspace

According to AFP, aviation officials said that on September 5, a small US plane crashed in the sea off the coast of Jamaica after flying for 4 hours with the pilot not responding to communication signals and being followed by US fighter jets.

The Socata TBM-700 is the same type as the plane that lost contact (Source: AP)

A Jamaican official said the plane crashed 22 kilometers north of Port Antonio on the northeast coast of Jamaica and that a search and rescue operation was underway. US aviation officials said the seven-seat Socata TBM-700 crashed at 18:15 (GMT).

Meanwhile, the Cuban Civil Aviation Authority confirmed that the plane did not violate the country's airspace.

The US North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) earlier said the Socata TBM-700 had entered Cuban airspace.

Two NORAD F-15 fighter jets were scrambled to provide surveillance and only stopped after the Socata TBM-700 entered Cuban airspace as stated.

According to the website FlightAware.com, the Socata TBM-700 in question departed from Rochester, New York, bound for Naples, Florida.

According to an FAA spokeswoman, the Socata TBM-700 was flying at an altitude of 7,600 meters above the Atlantic Ocean and did not respond to communications./.

According to VNA