The aircraft took off around 6:07am, while it was still dark. The weather information is somewhat confusing at this point. Some information says the conditions were mostly clear with some clounds. Others indicate that there were light showers (with fog and haze) in the vicinity with small thunderstorms developing southwest of Lexington. One archived weather radar image from a local TV station showed a small thunderstorm southwest of the airport, in the general direction of the extended runway centerline for 22, however the storm looked several miles out from the airport. The crash occurred about mile from the runway. I undestand the takeoff was to the west, but I don't know if they used 22 or 26, however 26 is only 3500 feet long, so my guess would be they used 22, which is 7000 feet long.
One survivor is being reported, a male in critical condition.