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Coast Guard Searching for Possible Downed Plane at Lakefront Airport
The Coast Guard deployed eight crew members on a helicopter and boat to search for the plane after it lost contact about 4 miles over Lake Pontchartrain.
- On Nov. 25, 2025, the U.S. Coast Guard began searching Lake Pontchartrain for a small Cessna reported missing the prior evening about four miles offshore.
- Shortly after 6:30 p.m., watchstanders were notified that a Cessna aircraft lost contact and descended 2,200 feet over land and 900 feet over Lake Pontchartrain, according to FlightAware.
- The Coast Guard deployed an MH-60 helicopter and a 29-foot response boat from Station New Orleans with eight crew members, reporting water discoloration and debris found around 11 p.m.
- Amid limited official updates, the number of people aboard remains unconfirmed, and Michael Carastro, owner of the plane and affiliated with Apollo Aviation/Flight School, said he was traveling from Gulfport and was not on the flight as of 10 p.m.
- The aircraft is registered to Apollo Flight School and online records show a Cessna Skyhawk seats up to four, while U.S. Coast Guard Heartland continues searching Lake Pontchartrain.
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The search for a small Cessna plane that crashed in the water Monday evening near New Orleans’ Lakefront Airport continued Tuesday with search crews and the U.S. Coast Guard scouring Lake Pontchartrain.
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