Originally Posted by BOAC
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Originally Posted by ironbutt57
All this talk about approach types etc is very interesting, however these folks appear to have been below airport elevation when striking trees and power lines...
- has this been confirmed?
BOAC, no, it absolutely has not been confirmed. Both Google Earthj *and* the USGS topographic map (See previous discussion) indicate elevations in the neighborhood of 750 ft MSL in the area where the flight first started hitting trees. From there the ground slopes up toward the airport.
There is nothing to suggest that they were below the airport elevation.