Air traffic audio reveals likely cause of mysterious U.S. aircraft N900NK that crashed into ocean

Saturday, September 06, 2014
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
Tags: plane crash, N900NK, air traffic control

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(NaturalNews) We've just published air traffic control audio and analysis of what happened to the private turbo prop aircraft that crashed yesterday after the pilot became non-responsive. The transcript of the audio is shown below, and you can hear the full audio in this YouTube video.

It's clear from the audio that the pilot lost consciousness some time after noticing a problem that prompted him to attempt a descent to 18,000 feet. He never completed the descent, however, and he seemed to be suffering from confusion -- a common symptom of hypoxia (lack of oxygen). At one point he became concerned about his plane's reserve fuel supply and was cleared to land at "Taylor," but he was unable to comply.

With the pilot non-responsive, the aircraft left Atlanta airspace and flew directly toward Cuba. It crossed Cuba and then crashed into the ocean soon after, presumably due to fuel starvation of the engine (running out of fuel).

Hear the edited audio here:

Transcript of N900KN conversations with air traffic control before the pilot lost consciousness

Pilot: TBM 900KN flight level 280

ATC: November 900KN Atlanta...

Pilot: 900KN we need to descend down to about [flight level] 180, we have an indication ... not correct in the plane.

ATC: 900KN descend and maintain 250.

Pilot: 250 we need to get lower 900KN.

ATC: Working on that.

Pilot: Have to get down. And reserve fuel... limit a return... thirty-three left... have to get down.

ATC: Thirty left 900KN

Pilot: 00900KN (holds transmit button)

ATC: N0KN you're cleared direct to Taylor.

ATC: 0KN, cleared direct to Taylor.

Pilot: Direct Taylor, 900KN.

ATC: Copy that you got descent (slope?) 200...

Pilot: (mumbling)

ATC: Descent and maintain flight level 200, and you are cleared direct Taylor.

Pilot: KN900KN (sounds confused)

ATC: Understand me, descend and maintain flight level 200, flight level 200, for N900KN

ATC: TBM, TBM 0KN, descend and maintain flight level 200

ATC: 0KN, if you hear this, transmit and ident.

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ATC: N900KN, Atlanta center, how do you read?

ATC: N900KN, Atlanta Center... AC5685, keep trying N900KN

AC5685: TBM900KN, this is AC5685, how do you read? (Military aircraft?)

ATC: N900KN, Atlanta Center, how do you read?

AC5685: TBM900KN, AC5685, how do you read?

ATC: N900KN, TBM, 900KN, Atlanta Center, how do you hear this...

ATC: N0KN, descent now, descent now to flight level 200.

ATC: N900KN, TBM 900KN, if you hear this transmission, contact ... center 127.87

ATC: N0KN, TBM 0KN, contact ... center 127.87 if you hear this…