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08 Feb Conquest Air Cargo Convair ditching near Miami(bad audio quality)
Original ATC Communication
Plain English Translation
ATC
Navy Lima Lima 52, thanks for your assistance today. I'll have more for you in a moment—I've got to clear some traffic. Southwest 412, Roger. American 29, be a delay for your turn and climb due to traffic.
ATC
Navy 52, thanks for the help today. I’ll have more for you in a second—I need to move some other planes first. Southwest 412, I hear you. American 29, there’s going to be a delay for your turn and climb because of other aircraft in the area.
AMERICAN 29
American 29, no problem.
AMERICAN 29
American 29, that’s no problem at all.
ATC
Navy Lima Lima 52, climb and maintain 5,000.
ATC
Navy 52, climb up to five thousand feet and stay at that altitude.
NAVY 52
5,000, Lima Lima 52.
NAVY 52
Up to five thousand, Navy 52.
ATC
Do you have plenty of gas for this?
ATC
Do you have enough fuel to keep doing this for a while?
NAVY 52
Affirmative. We've got four or five hours.
NAVY 52
Yes, we do. We’ve got four or five hours of flight time left.
ATC
Okay. Last observed target we had is 12 o'clock and 10 miles.
ATC
All right. The last time we saw the plane we're looking for on radar, it was ten miles directly in front of you.
NAVY 52
12 o'clock, 10 miles, Lima Lima 52.
NAVY 52
Directly ahead, ten miles out, Navy 52.
ATC
Husky 201, maintain 4,000. 4,000, please.
ATC
Husky 201, stay at 4,000 feet. 4,000 feet, please.
HUSKY 201
4,000, Husky.
HUSKY 201
Staying at 4,000, Husky.
ATC
American 29, climb and maintain 16,000.
ATC
American 29, climb up and level off at 16,000 feet.
AMERICAN 29
Climb and maintain 16,000, American 29.
AMERICAN 29
Climbing and leveling off at 16,000, American 29.
ATC
Westjet 1139, climb and maintain 16,000.
ATC
Westjet 1139, go ahead and climb to 16,000 feet.
WESTJET 1139
Up to 16,000, Westjet 1139.
WESTJET 1139
Heading up to 16,000, Westjet 1139.
ATC
Red Lake 217, direct Winkoe.
ATC
Red Lake 217, fly a straight path to the Winkoe navigation point.
RED LAKE 217
Direct Winkoe, Red Lake 217.
RED LAKE 217
Straight to Winkoe, Red Lake 217.
ATC
44 Golf, you here?
ATC
Forty-four Golf, you there?
844GF
44 Golf.
844GF
Forty-four Golf here.
ATC
44 Golf, maintain VFR 7,500.
ATC
Forty-four Golf, keep flying by sight at seven thousand five hundred feet.
844GF
Maintain VFR 7,500, 44 Golf.
844GF
Staying at seven thousand five hundred feet and flying by sight, Forty-four Golf.
ATC
Navy Lima Lima 52, traffic at your 2 o'clock, 5 miles, eastbound King Air 4,000.
ATC
Navy Lima Lima fifty-two, watch for another plane slightly to your right, five miles away—it’s a King Air heading east at four thousand feet.
NAVY 52
4,000... traffic in sight, Navy 52.
NAVY 52
Four thousand... I see the other plane, Navy fifty-two.
ATC
Lima Lima 52, Roger. Maintain 5,000 for now. Southwest 412, Miami Center 135.6.
ATC
Copy that, Lima Lima fifty-two. Stay at five thousand feet for now. Southwest four-twelve, switch to the Miami controllers on radio frequency one-three-five-point-six.
SOUTHWEST 412
135.6, Southwest 412, good day.
SOUTHWEST 412
One-three-five-point-six, Southwest four-twelve, have a good day.
ATC
Husky 201, turn left, left turn heading 060. I need to get this P-3 down to look for the lost aircraft.
ATC
Husky 201, turn left now to a northeast heading of zero-six-zero. I have to get this P-3 patrol plane down low so they can search for that missing aircraft.
HUSKY 201
Heading 060, Husky 201.
HUSKY 201
Turning to zero-six-zero, Husky 201.
ATC
Delta 2334.
ATC
Delta flight 2334, do you copy?
DELTA 2334
Go ahead for Delta 2334.
DELTA 2334
Go ahead for Delta 2334, we're listening.
ATC
Delta 2334, you're in radar contact. Climb and maintain 7,000.
ATC
Delta 2334, I have you on my radar screen. Climb up and level off at seven thousand feet.
DELTA 2334
7,000, Delta 2334.
DELTA 2334
Up to seven thousand, Delta 2334.
ATC
American 29, clear direct Janus.
ATC
American flight 29, you are cleared to fly a straight line directly to the Janus navigation point.
AMERICAN 29
Direct Janus, American 29.
AMERICAN 29
Straight to Janus, American 29.
ATC
Red Lake 217, Miami Center 132.45.
ATC
Red Lake 217, switch over to Miami Center on frequency 132.45.
RED LAKE 217
132.45, Red Lake 217, good day.
RED LAKE 217
Switching to 132.45, Red Lake 217, have a good day.
ATC
Westjet 1139, 16,000, Miami Center 135.17.
ATC
Westjet 1139, stay at 16,000 feet and contact Miami Center on 135.17.
WESTJET 1139
16,000, 135.17, Westjet 1139.
WESTJET 1139
Staying at 16,000, switching to 135.17, Westjet 1139.
ATC
Husky 201, traffic 12 o'clock, a mile, southeastbound P-3, 7 for 5.
ATC
Husky 201, you have another plane directly ahead of you, one mile out, a southeastbound patrol plane descending through 7,000 feet toward 5,000.
HUSKY 201
Looking for that, Husky 201.
HUSKY 201
We're looking for that traffic, Husky 201.
ATC
Navy Lima Lima 52, traffic's passing behind, no factor. Maintain 5,000 and contact approach 128.6. Love that you're out there for the aircraft.
ATC
Navy 52, that other plane is passing behind you now and is no longer a threat. Stay at 5,000 feet and contact the arrival controllers on 128.6. We really appreciate you being out there helping look for that aircraft.
NAVY 52
128.6, Navy 52.
NAVY 52
Switching to 128.6, Navy 52.
NAVY 52
Approach, Navy Lima Lima 52 is at 6,000, coming down to 5,000. Lima Lima 52 coming down to 3,000. Approach, there looks to be a big ship down here as well, just if you need them to help search and rescue.
I don't have them yet—we're in and out of clouds—but as we get down low, we'll look for them. It is approximately at our 2 o'clock, maybe 3 miles.
NAVY 52
Air traffic control, this is Navy flight 52. We're at 6,000 feet, descending to 5,000, and then down to 3,000. We’ve spotted a large ship down there that could help with the search and rescue if needed. We haven't seen the victims yet because we're drifting in and out of the clouds, but we'll look for them as we get lower. The ship is about three miles away, just off to our right.
ATC
Southwest 973, 1.9 climbing to 3,000, heading 095.
ATC
Southwest flight 973, I see you passing 1,900 feet. Continue climbing to 3,000 feet and turn to a compass heading of 095 degrees.
SOUTHWEST 973
Up to 3,000, Southwest 973.
SOUTHWEST 973
Climbing to 3,000 feet, Southwest 973.
CHICKPEA 506
Approach, Chickpea 506. Just to verify, it looks like we have something in the water.
Affirm, we have a debris field. We have two people that appear to be at two pieces of wreckage. However, one person is in the water—one person in the water. I don't know how many total on board. Affirm, one person in the water and we have a wing.
CHICKPEA 506
Control, this is Chickpea 506. Just confirming, we definitely see something in the water. Yes, there's a field of debris. We see two people near two pieces of wreckage. One person is actually in the water—I repeat, one person is in the water. I don't know the total count of people on board. Yes, one person in the water and we've spotted a wing.
NAVY 52
If you don't need us anymore, we can get out of your way and go back down to Opa-locka.
NAVY 52
If you don't need our help here anymore, we’ll clear the area and head back to the airport at Opa-locka.
ATC
Roger. Heading 220, Navy 52.
ATC
Understood. Turn to a heading of 220 degrees, Navy 52.
NAVY 52
Heading 220, Navy 52.
NAVY 52
Turning to heading 220, Navy 52.
ATC
Chickpea 506, information Alpha.
ATC
Chickpea 506, the current airport weather and information update is code Alpha.
CHICKPEA 506
Will do, Chickpea 506.
CHICKPEA 506
We'll get right on that, Chickpea 506.
NAVY 52
Navy 52, switching 125.5.
NAVY 52
Navy 52, switching over to the 125.5 radio frequency now.
CHICKPEA 506
Heading 300, Chickpea 506. You know, I'm not positive, usually it's just two pilots.
CHICKPEA 506
Turning to a heading of 300 degrees, Chickpea 506. To be honest, I'm not entirely sure; normally it’s just the two pilots on board.
CHICKPEA 506
I will do that, and 290 heading assigned. That was coming out of Opa-locka to Nassau. Say again for Chickpea 506?
Okay. And just—could you say again what the souls on board was? Sorry.
Down to 3, Chickpea 506. You got time for a quick conversation?
Heading 280. I've got a phone number—I can't get a cell phone contact out here—I've got a phone number for our main office. The reason I'm not sure the number on board: we did have a couple of people over in Nassau, non-pilots, that were going to be coming home on one of the flights, so maybe two or four. 305-593...
CHICKPEA 506
[Inaudible response from the controller]
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