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Old January 5th 07, 02:54 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Stefan wrote:
Matt Whiting schrieb:

Because it sounded like the descended through an area of less than
VFR visibility (maybe even through a cloud layer, I don't recall the
specifics) and crashed.


No, it clearly sonded that he tried to stay on top but was washed down
into the soup.


I think you are mixing two different accidents. The one that started this
thread was a guy who, with his family heard that there was 1000 ft ceilings
below the clouds and went through the clouds looking for it and it wasn't
there.

You are, I beleive thinking of the guy in the Bo that got hit by a down
draft.