Hmmm, it sounds indeed a bit like a weird possibility but maybe there is something to it.
The course matches scarily well. Elevation at crash site is ~500 - 550ft.
Elevation of airport is 197ft.
Distance between impact point and VOR is roughly 3/4 mile.
FWIW.
Last edited by henra; 23rd Aug 2011 at 20:30.
Reason: Elevation of Airport corrected accoring to chart