A fisherman has revealed the shocking moment he and his crew discovered the wreckage of a missing German plane more than 12 months after it disappeared. The four-seater aircraft went missing after taking off from near Hamburg, Germany , with only the year-old pilot on board on September 30, Mark and his seven crewmates were out on the seas 70 miles east of Scotland when they stumbled across the pieces of plane.
The year-old said he first noticed something appearing on camera, but they couldn't be sure what it was as it was wrapped up in their net. As they started to unravel it, the crew realised they had found the plane's tail. Mark told the Press and Journal : 'There was a number on it, and once we looked it up we thought it might be best to phone the coastguard β it was coming up that it was a lost plane, with one person onboard.
As they pulled what was left of the aircraft onto the boat, Mark said they then happened upon the human remains. Human remains were discovered in the wreckage of the aircraft which was found 70 miles east of Scotland.
They also discovered the aircraft's wing and tail before it broke back into the sea, the newspaper reported. When the crew realised humans remains were inside, they immediately called the coastguard, who notified the police. Mark said he was glad that the remains were found so the man's family could get some closure. The pilot was reported to be experienced and in good health and he had originally intended to take his wife with him on the journey last year.
The weather was also described as good conditions for flying. But he did not file a flight plan and did not take his planned route or stay in radio contact with air traffic control. The last radar contact with the plane was recorded by Norwegian air traffic control at 4. It had been in the air for six hours and 19 minutes, and one line of inquiry for investigators will be whether it ran out of fuel. A search was launched after the Cessna was reported missing by its owner on October 1, when the pilot did not return at the agreed time.
