Originally Posted by
fitliker
What were the upper winds doing at the time ? Being that close to mountains ,the inflows and outflows can also create turbulence that can cause upset very easily . The full investigation will include the possibility of mechanical turbulence from winds that close to mountains.
Winds were relatively calm when the crash happened. Oh, and I don't really consider Harvey Field to be "close to the mountains" - Snohomish is on fairly flat terrain - the mountains are several miles away.