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Old 14th Jan 2018, 20:03
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Whiskey Bravo
 
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Very strange accident... Possible that the aircraft was positioning from Coventry or Wellesbourne and hit the only high ground on track?

WX changed quickly on that day and the TAF was revised around the time of the accident. Likely METAR's available before departure:

METAR EGBJ 081120Z 08003KT 9999 FEW009 BKN015 03/01 Q1022=
METAR EGBJ 081150Z 05002KT 8000 FEW008 BKN014 02/01 Q1022=

TAF available before departure:

TAF EGBJ 081102Z 0812/0821 04008KT 9999 BKN016
BECMG 0812/0815 BKN012
PROB30 TEMPO 0815/0821 4000 -DZ BKN007=

TAF at time of accident:

TAF AMD EGBJ 081240Z 0812/0821 04008KT 9999 BKN010
TEMPO 0812/0821 8000 -DZ BKN007
PROB30 TEMPO 0812/0821 4500 BR=

Other traffic in the area would suggest VMC on top, so one would hope with an instructor on board they were not scud running and had another issue that prevented a climb.

I think even with the icing risk I'd have gone up to a terrain/obstacle safe altitude, you can always come back down.

Sad event.
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