The Cessna airplane was found 24 hours after the crash in a deserted area of Alabama near a highway. The pilot was not in the damaged cockpit, despite numerous traces of blood. Experts ruled out the possibility of ejection, as the rescue system was not activated.
Local hospitals confirmed that on the day of the accident and the following 24 hours there were no reports of injuries characteristic of a fall from height or an airplane crash. This fact has stumped investigators who are trying to identify the owner of the aircraft and reconstruct the chronology of events.
Alabama authorities are considering several versions of the mysterious disappearance of the pilot. Among the main hypotheses - the possibility of extraneous interference or unaccounted-for circumstances before the crash. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of the flight route and possible witnesses to the accident, writes lenta.ru.
Investigators are checking the databases of air clubs and private air carriers to establish the identity of the missing pilot and the circumstances under which he could have left the scene of the crash.