What went wrong?
What went wrong?
There is no group more concerned about what happened, or what went wrong with this accident, than the pilot community. They need to glean any lesson that can be learned to avoid it from happening again.
They can't wait for the completion of the up to 2 year period of the formal investigation. They have to continue flying the next day.
The one trigger to all of the following events is entry into a towering cumulo nimbus that reached up to 60,000 feet.
Trying to hand fly an aircraft in turbulent air at altitude for the first time is a difficult task. If not impossible.
The simple remedy until it is all fleshed out is simply avoid the potential trouble spot. And deviate well clear.