Saturday night occurred off the coast of Port de Sóller on the Spanish island of Majorca for a tragic air accident. A small two -digit plane crashed into the sea Type TEAM ROCKET F-4 Raider. There was a pilot and his 13-year-old son, who seems to be the victims of the accident. Their bodies have not yet been found, but the authorities assume that they have not survived, informs.
The accident occurred around 20:20. In the CAP Gros area between the cities of Soller and Deià. Although the rescue teams tried to extend the search as much as possible, they had to interrupt it as a result of darkness. On Sunday morning they continued to find immediately after dawn. According to the available information, a pilot of American origin was rich in military and acrobatic flying. The aircraft was located at a small airport in the village of Binissalem.
Members of the Spanish Guardia Civil heard several witnesses. One of them, a local resident who sailed with his family at sea at the time of the accident, said that The plane flew very low – only about 15 to 20 meters above their boat – and then collapsed into the sea, where it immediately sank. The aircraft wreck was located at a depth of approximately 30 meters. The rescue teams are now trying to find out if the pilot and his son have managed to get out of the cabin before the plane reached the bottom. But the hopes for their survival are scarce.