Steve Foley writes:

I don't think (but I have no actual knowledge - haven't even checked the
NTSB site) that Jr used this. From what I recall, his family reported the
plane was overdue.

JFK Jr. did not file a flight plan on his final flight. His last
communication with ATC was at the time of his take-off from Essex
County Airport. There was no contact with FSS. No weather briefings
were requested by the accident pilot.

A radar target squawking VFR and matching the circumstances of the
accident aircraft was observed at 2049:59 on the night of the
accident. It made many erratic movements. A TCAS warning in a
commercial airliner also correlates with the circumstances of the
accident flight.

The full narrative is available at

http://www.ntsb.gov/NTSB/brief2.asp?...MA178& akey=1

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