Plane With Unconscious Pilot Is Circling Out of Control Off the Gulf Coast (Update: It’s Down)
The FAA lost contact with a Cessna 421 shortly before 9AM this morning. The pilot, it turns out, was unconscious, and the plane ultimately slammed into the Gulf of Mexico 135 miles off the coast of Florida. The pilot has been identified as Dr. Peter Hertzak. https://gizmodo.com/this-could-be-the-unconscious-pilot-who-crashed-into-th-5903527 The plane departed, as planned, at 6:43 AM…