Time of accident: 22:30 local (2:30 zulu)
Hagerstown MD, (aprox. 20nm north):
KHGR 240453Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM +RA CLR 21/18 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP123 P0000 T02110183 403060211
KHGR 240353Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM +RA CLR 22/19 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP124 P0000 T02220189
KHGR 240253Z AUTO 32004KT 10SM +RA CLR 22/19 A2988 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E SLP120 P0000 60000 T02220189 53011
KHGR 240153Z 31004KT 10SM +RA FEW023 BKN080 24/19 A2987 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE SLP118 P0000 T02390194
KHGR 240053Z 01004KT 10SM +RA FEW028 SCT034 SCT090 24/19 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP110 P0000 T02440194
KHGR 232353Z 04004KT 10SM +RA FEW039 SCT050 BKN075 26/19 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP109 P0000 60008 T02610189 10306 20250 55000
KHGR 232253Z 11004KT 10SM +RA CLR 27/19 A2983 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE SLP104 P0000 T02720189
Frederick Municipal:
KFDK 240336Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA OVC090 21/20 A2990 RMK AO2 P0001 LTG DSNT E THRU SW
KFDK 240314Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM SCT043 SCT050 OVC 21/20 A2988
KFDK 240253Z AUTO 19004KT 7SM TS SCT037 SCT044 BKN09 21/20 A2989
KFDK 240232Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM -TSRA SCT008 SCT080 21/20 A2988 RMK AO2 P0100 LTG DSNT ALQDS
KFDK 240210Z AUTO 13010KT 1 1/2SM +TSRA BKN006 BKN010 OVC015 21/20 A2989 RMK AO2 VIS 1V2 P0090 LTG DSNT ALQDS
KFDK 240149Z AUTO 24008G22KT 2 1/2SM +TSRA SCT013 BKN027 OVC060 22/20 A2988 RMK AO2 VIS 1 1/2V5 P0011 LTG DSNT ALQDS
KFDK 240128Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM VCTS SCT039 BKN060 BKN085 23/22 A2985 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS
KFDK 240107Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN 23/22 A2984 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW AND W
KFDK 240046Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT 23/22 A2985
KFDK 240024Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/22 A2985 RMK AO2
KFDK 240003Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/22 A2986 RMK AO2
KFDK 232342Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/22 A2984 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE
"It is not known if weather was a contributing factor [...]"
"[...] it did not rain when the rescue personnel arrived on scene [...]"
Maybe it didn't rain at the time of the crash. Maybe they wanted to land at their destination and clipped a wire on approach (could happen to any of us).
I thought I post the weather to get the big picture.
Disclaimer: Since I wasn't there, I can only go by the facts. The weather wasn't unflyable yesterday. Visibility during the day was fine, at times the clouds where too low (BKN007) but if you found a clear area you could have avoided the storms. Would
I have tried to fly around those storms
at night, after observing the erratic weather pattern last night?
I feel truly sorry for the families and friends left behind.
