Originally Posted by
rnzoli
The wreckages also seems to be on the windward side of the ridge. No clouds either. Doesn't add up. It is usually smooth on the windward side of the mountain and the turbulence starts on the leeward side. At least that's what I experienced when I attempted to fly across a 6000 ft ridgeline.
I'm not sure about windward/leeward as I don't know which direction the wind was from but it definitely looks to have crashed on the east side after crossing the ridge. If it was windward that would be a performance-increasing shear. I saw an item which mentioned a witness having seen burning objects hitting the ground. Very unusual.