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North Dakota | So many variables to consider. None of which I am qualified to discern. Until the NTSB report comes out it is all conjecture. But from what I have gathered from people far more knowledgeable than I they flew into a rapidly developing thunderstorm. Reported moderate-severe turbulence, icing and finally rapid descent rates exceeding 30,000 ft/minute. Was their radar working to see the storm? The leer jet is known to not have a very good radar system. Was anti-icing system(s) operable or did it become overwhelmed? If anti-icing system(s) where functioning correctly did supercooled droplets flow past leading edge, freeze on rear wing resulting in rapid loss of lift? Did icing occur on the rear tail section which would cause an immediate loss of control and nose dive? Did turbulence damage the rear tail section?
There are literally thousands of questions that need to be answered by qualified people. Those questions related to pilot/co-pilot, plane, environment, air traffic control, etc. haven’t even definitively broached by experts yet.
Right now I am personally thinking about those on the plane and their families. Such a horrific way to experience the last moments of your life and the lives of your loved ones. May God assuage their loss and grant them peace. | |
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? about that Lear jet crash.
