The twin-engine MU-2B lost contact with air traffic control on its way from Puerto Rico to Titusville, Florida.
Onboard were Jennifer Blumin of New York, 40, along with her 3-year-old and 4-year-old sons, and their pilot Nathan Ulrich, 52, from Lee, New Hampshire.
Blumin was a prominent businesswoman in New York, specialising in the fashion industry as founder and CEO of the Skylight Group.
The company released a statement confirming that she and members of her family were on the plane.
They were being flown by pilot Nathan Ulrich from New Hampshire. The last time the plane was spotted on the radar was to the east of the island of Eleuthera on Monday.
Debris that appeared to be from a plane and an oil slick was spotted in the search area east of Eleuthera but authorities were still trying to determine whether it came from the missing plane, said Lt. Cmdr. Ryan Kelly, a Coast Guard spokesman.
‘We are still searching and that search is going to go on through the night and into tomorrow,’ Kelly said.
‘Her family is working with investigators and we politely ask that you respect their privacy at this time,’ the company said.
Their plane was at about 24,000 feet when air traffic control lost contact. ‘There’s no indication of significant adverse weather at the time,’ Kelly said.
Ulrich was listed as the pilot but it was not known who was flying it at the time, the spokesman said. Blumin owned the plane through a consulting company, according to New York State and aviation records.
Coast Guard aircraft were searching along with Customs and Border Patrol and the Royal Bahamas Defense Force about 40 miles east of Eleuthera. A Coast Guard cutter was dispatched to the area and was expected to arrive later Tuesday to assist with the search.
The island of Eluethera where the plane reportedly came down
Metro U.K.
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