NORAD is currently escorting a small passenger plane with an unresponsive pilot bound for Naples, Florida. Developing…
A small private plane is reportedly flying over the Atlantic Ocean, moving toward Cuba. The pilot is unresponsive.
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Two U.S. F-15 fighter jets followed the plane over the Atlantic Ocean, but pulled away after it entered Cuban airspace, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said.
The plane was bound for Naples, Florida from Rochester, New York.
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From CNN:
(CNN) -- The U.S. military Thursday launched a pair of jet fighters to trail a small aircraft that was unresponsive over the Atlantic Ocean and headed towards Cuban airspace, NORAD said.
Two F-15s were flying with the plane east of Florida. The windows, according to a NORAD spokesman, were frosted and it was unknown how much fuel was left.
NORAD was in touch with Cuban authorities via the U.S. Coast Guard. The U.S. military jets will not enter Cuban airspace, a NORAD spokesman said.
The Socata TBM-700 light business and utility aircraft departed from Rochester, New York, with a flight plan to land in Naples, Florida, NORAD said. But the plane's occupants did not respond to communication attempts.