I am all for INFORMED discussion on these "crash threads" but do remember that 4 families received devastating news last night.
We have few facts to go one which are:-
1. The a/c seems to have been on IFR Flight into Sumburgh.
2. The weather was poor possibly near to minimums.
3. For some reason the a/c hit the sea 2mls short.
4. The impact can't have been too harsh or nobody would have survived.
5. The a/c didn't completly disintergrate.
From these "facts" one can speculate but in no way be certain. As an experienced Ex NS pilot I have one or two possibilties but they can only be general at the moment. If the AIB have the CVR, IHUMS etc I am sure they will have an initial theory on what happened.
Whatever the reason my thoughts are with the families.
JD
Last edited by Hummingfrog; 24th Aug 2013 at 11:11.