Eye Witness Account
I was in two minds as to whether to contribute to this thread but felt it may help some to know in more detail what was seen of this tragic accident.
An aircraft was heard operating in the local area for approx 5 mins. The engine note change several times during this period consistant with alterations to power settings. The aircraft was percieved to be 'relativly' low.
The aircraft was seen to break cloud in a steep nose down attitude (30-45 degrees) and with 30-45 degrees right bank. The aircraft was intact and clean.
The time between the aircraft breaking cloud and impacting the ground was between 1.5 & 3 secs.
There appeared to be no attempt at recovery. There was no post impact fire.
Visability was poor with a low cloud base.
I trust the AAIB will find an explanation.
Thoughts are with all affected.