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AIRCRAFT PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: ST JOHN'S, CANADA/GENERAL AVIATION FATAL ACCIDENT/4-29 0840E/1 FATAL WHEN N4025K, AIR TRACTOR AT8T, ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND (CYYT) - SANTA MARIA ISLAND, PORTUGAL (LPAZ), ACFT LOST CONTACT WITH ATC AND DROPPED OF RADAR 130
ESE ST JOHN'S ARPT (CYYT). 1 POB. CANADIAN COAST GUARD HAS SUSPENDED THE SEARCH. ATC SVCS PROVIDED BY GANDER CENTER. DAMAGE: UNKN. WX: NOT REPORTED. WOC 202-267-3333 JG/JWRCRAFTRAFT
A SINGLE-ENGINE FLOATPLANE WENT MISSING DURING A TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT. SEARCH EFFORTS ARE ONGOING. A SPOKESPERSON WITH THE JRCC SAYS A PONTOON AND AN EMPTY, ORANGE LIFE RAFT WERE FOUND FLOATING ON THE SURFACE IN THE SEARCH AREA. AN "OIL SLICK" WAS ALSO LOCATED. SEARCH SUSPENDED 05/05/2025, 1 PRESUMED FATAL |