Originally Posted by
The Ancient Geek
My best guess is loss of control in cloud followed by pulling excessive G trying to avoid the ground when he popped out of cloud at low level.
Was the pilot instument rated and current ?
The FAA database shows:
Certificate: COMMERCIAL PILOT
Date of Issue: 6/4/2008
Ratings:
COMMERCIAL PILOT
AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND
AIRPLANE MULTIENGINE LAND
INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE
ROTORCRAFT-HELICOPTER
Limits: ENGLISH PROFICIENT.