The bizarre route of Karl-Peter Griesemann, a German businessman’s private jet that crashed into the Baltic sea has puzzled authorities. Read to know more about the mysterious event.
German businessman’s jet crashes in the Baltic sea
Karl-Peter Griesemann, a German businessman was piloting his private jet having his wife, daughter, and her boyfriend as the co-passengers. According to a spokesperson for Quick Air, the jet was an Austria-registered Cessna 551. Quick Air is an air charter firm based in Cologne. Flight tracking data shows the private jet taking off from Spain. Following take-off, it takes erratic turns at Paris and Cologne. An hour after taking off at 1455 local time, ENAIRE, Spain’s air traffic control service lost contact with the jet in the airspace above Toledo.
Moreover, the FlightRadar24 website lists the jet as ‘rapidly losing speed and altitude’. To monitor the jet, Danisha and German warplanes were sent. Additionally, controllers in France were alerted about the issue. However, they were unsuccessful in spotting people on board. Griesemann was a prominent figure and businessman in Cologne, Western Germany’s largest city. He also played a major role in the Catholic city’s annual carnival.
More on the crash
Express, a Cologne-based newspaper reports the jet spiraled off into the waters of the Baltic Sea off the Latvian coast. However, it highlights that passengers were not found on board. Peteris Subbota, the Latvian search, and rescue head stated that an oil-like slick and concentrated patch of waste were found near the crash site. Additionally, the MarineTraffic website reveals a Swedish search and secure airplane and helicopter in addition to a Stena Line ferry traveling from Ventspils to Norvik are redirected to the site. The cause of the crash is currently unknown.