Cessna crashes in the Baltic Sea: the pilot was Peter Griesemann – ex-president at the Cologne carnival
Created: 06/09/2022 05:02
By: Johanna Werning
The private plane that crashed in the Baltic Sea is said to have been flown by Peter Griesemann.
The man from Cologne was President of the Blue Sparks for several years.
Cologne – On Sunday, September 4th, a plane crashed into the Baltic Sea.
The Cessna was on its way from Spain to Cologne.
However, the private plane crashed into the sea off the Latvian coast for reasons that are still unknown.
While a wreck and debris were found in the sea on Sunday evening, there is still no trace of the occupants, said Peteris Subbota, head of the agency, on Latvian television.
The family of four is still being searched for on Monday morning.
Now, however, there are names of the missing – and they cause horror at the Cologne carnival.
The Cessna started in Jerez (Spain) and crashed in the Baltic Sea © Helmut Fohringer/dpa
Cessna crashes in the Baltic Sea: Pilot was Peter Griesemann - shock for Cologne carnival
Because the missing people are said to be Peter Griesemann, his wife Juliane, daughter Lisa and her friend, reports 24RHEIN.
Griesemann is said to have flown the Cessna himself.
He was President of the Blue Sparks from 2014 to 2018.
From 2000 to 2014 he was Senate President of the Traditionskorps.
Most recently, he was appointed Honorary President of the Carnival Society.
When asked by the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, the traditional corps confirmed that it should be Griesemann.
"We confirm the crash and the named people on board," it said on Monday morning.
"We know the hope that any of them survived is slim.
But we still want to wait for the result of the search operation on site in the Baltic Sea,” the company continued.
Although the wreck was found, there is still no trace of the occupants.
The Blaue Funken made the agreement together with Griesemann's family, according to the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger.
Particularly tragic: the current President of the Blue Sparks is Björn Griesemann, Peter Griesemann's son.
Cessna crashes in the Baltic Sea: the pilot was Peter Griesemann – "his heart beat for the Fastelovend"
The Cologne Carnival Festival Committee also commented on Griesemann.
After all, in addition to his work at the Blue Sparks, he was also chairman of the supervisory board of the festival committee.
In addition, he "actively" supported the Cologne Carnival Festival Committee and "helped to further develop the carnival", according to an emotional Facebook post.
“His heart beat for Fastelovend and the people it connects.
Our thoughts are with the Griesemann family, whom we wish a lot of strength during this difficult time.”
Other companies such as the StattGuard also send their condolences: "We offer our condolences and wish the Griesemann family a lot of strength in this difficult time!" from 1870 eV, our blue sparks, Peter Griesemann sel.
Our thoughts are with our friend Björn, his brother Georg and the entire Griesemann family during this time.
Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha'olam, dayan ha-emet."
crashed plane | |
|---|---|
Type: | Cessna 551 Quote II/SP |
Mark: | OE FGR |
Departure airport: | Jerez-La Parra Airport (XRY/LEJR) , Spain |
destination airport | Cologne/Bonn Konrad Adenauer Airport (CGN/EDDK) , Germany |
crash site: | Baltic Sea – off the Latvian coast |
Cessna crashes in the Baltic Sea: Luftwaffe wanted to intercept Griesemann's plane
How the mysterious crash could have happened is still unclear.
The only thing that is clear is that the Type 551 Cessna took off from Jerez (Spain) on Sunday at 12:56 p.m. (UTC, +2 hours for German time) and wanted to land at Cologne/Bonn Airport.
However, the private plane never arrived there.
After several course changes, even the German Air Force was supposed to intercept the plane, since the air traffic control authorities could not reach the pilot.
At 17:31 (UTC), the Cessna finally began to lose altitude and eventually crashed off the Latvian coast.
The wreck is now to be brought to the port city of Ventspils and examined.
According to the Swedish broadcaster SVT, the flight safety expert Hans Kjäll suspects that there could have been a pressure drop in the cabin of the aircraft, after which the occupants had become unconscious.
This is also confirmed by the fact that communication with the aircraft had been interrupted for a long time before the accident.
Plane crash: Cessna pilot was Peter Griesemann - flight route
12:56 (UTC): The Cessna with registration OE-FGR takes off from Jerez (Spain)
1 p.m. (UTC): The private plane flies towards Germany
1:44 p.m. (UTC): The Cessna flies west of Madrid
15:12 (UTC): The aircraft overflies Paris (France) after a short route change
15:40 (UTC): Pilot Griesemann flies into German airspace for the first time near Gemünd in the Eifel region, but then returns to Luxembourg and Belgium.
15:45 (UTC): The Cessna flies into German airspace near Hellenthal (south of Aachen).
15:51 (UTC): The plane flies over Troisdorf.
However, instead of changing course and beginning the approach for landing, the Cessna flies north-east.
16:41 (UTC): The Cessna flies over Stralsund and the island of Rügen and heads for the Baltic Sea.
16:53 (UTC): The plane is flying over the island of Bornholm (Denmark)
17:37 (UTC): The course changes.
The Cessna makes a right turn.
17:40 (UTC): the machine is circling over the Baltic Sea
17:44 (UTC): There is no longer any contact with the Cessna.
The plane crashed
Source: flightradar24
(jw with dpa)
