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Who was tracking the plane?
The report of the plane stopping transmission at 4.37pm suggests it was being tracked by air traffic control (ATC) or a similar flight monitoring service. While not all light aircraft are under continuous radar control like commercial jets, they often file flight plans and use transponders to be visible to ATC.
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