It was Riverboats post in this thread (page 3) that first suggested the accident occured after clearance to enter Jersey Zone had been granted, and after a descent had occured.
Jersey Evening Post reported 17/11: "The French coast guard station CROSS at Jobourg in Normandy received a message from Jersey air traffic controllers at 6.23 pm French time yesterday saying that contact with the aircraft had been lost. However, it is understood that there was no mayday from the aircraft. It is known that the pilot received permission from air traffic in the Island to enter the Jersey-controlled airspace near Cherbourg minutes before the aircraft disappeared from screens."
Can only guess at this stage that the clearance was granted when the aircraft was somewhere North-east of the accident site.
Last edited by execExpress; 19th Nov 2008 at 21:55.